Rumor: Rantanen Extension is Close???

[The Abusement Park]

Well I think it's not the same thing to put all our eggs in Landy/Nuke or keep Rants. People can be skeptical on Landy's health and Nuke's ability to stay on the straight and narrow but not want to be saddled by Rants' contract too.

Ottawa and San Jose both won the Karlsson trades and in Ottawa's case he wasn't even hinting at declining. It's possible to do a 3-4 piece trade with the right team and retool, ala Chicago moving Buff, Ladd, etc. If Rants was Kane it wouldn't even be a question.

Granted no trade is better than a bad trade. Which is always the possible outcome.

Neither team was in a contention window for those trades so taking on prospects was fine as they didn't need them to be contributors day 1. If we did get an equal return as Ottawa did for Karlsson, we'd be adding a depth dman which is fine, another Ross Colton level player, which is fine and then a good prospect who would still be a year away from even being an NHL player let alone being an impact player. Losing Rantanen this year and ending up with a top 6 player in 2026(at best) would not be conducive to competing right now.

Even if we didn't end up going for a prospect and aimed for a younger top 6/potential top 6 guy you still have to add in the fact that Mikko needs to want to go to that team and want to re sign with that team or else no value is coming back. Then you need to add in the fact that the team Mikko is willing to go to has the cap space to actually sign him to the contract he wants.

I'm not anti trading Mikko. But the deal that everyone wants has so many moving parts that being able to get that trade done in a reasonable time is unlikely. Like that trade won't be done this offseason most likely, and there's minimal chance he's traded in season. If you let it get to next off season... well there goes any value.

 

[Ararana]

We already have our 2nd C in making. His name is Richie. Has anyone here have seen Richie?

Just like Jost and Newhook. Expectations can be dangerous.

 

[AvsMakar08]

Just like Jost and Newhook. Expectations can be dangerous.

Yeah but some Canadian fans are still very hopeful that Newhook pans out to be a top 6 player on their team. Just watch sick podcast or whatever their called.

 

[LOFIN]

Yeah but some Canadian fans are still very hopeful that Newhook pans out to be a top 6 player on their team. Just watch sick podcast or whatever their called.

Very likely, that the 2nd line of Montreal will be Newhook - Dach - Laine.

 

[the_fan]

Technically we’re are closer today than July 18th when it was 1st reported that Rantanen extension is close

 

[henchman21]

Just like Jost and Newhook. Expectations can be dangerous.

This is way too accurate.

I think Ritchie has a better shot than both of them, even if for the most basic reason that his frame and skating combo is much better to be a center. He needs to attack the middle of the ice better, needs to learn to get separation and space, and I'd like him to up his defensive effort... but he's not an automatic red flag at this point.

Yeah but some Canadian fans are still very hopeful that Newhook pans out to be a top 6 player on their team. Just watch sick podcast or whatever their called.

Newhook should be a 2nd liner for them this year, but it'll end up being at wing. How successful that line ends up being remains to be seen. Montreal is a bit of a refuge for castoffs, and that doesn't always work out well.

 

[Snow Arc]

We already have our 2nd C in making. His name is Richie. Has anyone here have seen Richie?

Whether you're Richie or Poorie, it's nice to have prospects.

 

[lionsDen]

Has a certain poster already proclaimed Ritchie the next captain?