Rumor: Rantanen Extension is Close???

[The Abusement Park]

We aren't winning the cup this season

Trading for picks and prospects isn't going to help Mackinnon in his prime that's for sure.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Trading for picks and prospects isn't going to help Mackinnon in his prime that's for sure.

If this roster gets anywhere near healthy they need to go all in.

 

[LOFIN]

From Kyper:

As Avalanche fans remain frustrated that pending unrestricted free agent Mikko Rantanen has yet to re-sign, some within the organization have been left to think ownership may not have made it a top priority. Speculation is it will take an offer between $95 million and $100 million (U.S.) to get a deal done.

So for you who don't want to do math, 11.875-12.5 over 8 years.

 

[BobRossColton]

From Kyper:

So for you who don't want to do math, 11.875-12.5 over 8 years.

I'd hope 11.875 gets it done.

 

[LOFIN]

I'd hope 11.875 gets it done.

If Rantanen would take that offer, they would still round it up to 12 million because 12x8=96

So if we are to believe Kyper (which I do, he has proven to have sources around the league), I think we can put to bed the EF report some time ago that Draisaitl contract changed things. Because these numbers aren't indicative of that.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Anything under $12M and I’m happy.

 

[Balthazar]

Anything under $12M and I’m happy.

You won't be happy

 

[Mighty Makar]

You won't be happy

I know.

 

[Cypher]

Mikko for Necas+ ... Can't let Mikko walk for nothing, 1 run with this goalie tandem ain't worth it.

 

[missionAvs]

Mikko for Necas+ ... Can't let Mikko walk for nothing, 1 run with this goalie tandem ain't worth it.

I wish but I don't think the Canes touch this.

 

[BobRossColton]

Type it into existence
Mikko for Necas+
Mikko for Necas+
Mikko for Necas+

 

[willy702]

This would be the biggest player traded for a cup run in ages. The return would be pretty solid, but still a better package would have been available at the draft.

No one was excited about that draft so it was hard to make an attractive deal. Besides not going to get THAT much for a player knowing his agent thinks Drai deal is the comp. And what kind of picks are you getting when it's contenders looking to deal? I think Avs probably would only do the deal for prospects already in the NHL, they may wisely say no more losing lottery tickets for us.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Assuming Rantanen gets signed for 13m/year for 7 years. He'll have a lot of seasons on the Avs under his belt by the time his career is done.

Where does he rank all time for the Avs?

It's hard to top Sakic or Forsberg. And he's obviously below MacK. But after that it gets murky.

Hejduk had maybe 1 or 2 peak seasons near the top. But Rantanen has been consistently higher in scoring ranking and perception as a top winger.

Tanguay has a way better offsides/60 but again only 1 or 2 years really up there in scoring.

Makar is a comparable with more current on ice value. Both have taken a significant dive in quality of play since 2022. But Rantanen will have longer tenure with the Avs. As Makar is expected to sign in Calgary next off-season.

Roy has the playoff MVP in 2001 and an insane resume but only had 96 to 2003. Mikko will have been an Av for way longer.

Could Rantanen be the fourth best Avs of all time? Could he surpass or join into the "big 3" of Sakic Forsberg and MacK?

 

[cinchronicity]

Assuming Rantanen gets signed for 13m/year for 7 years. He'll have a lot of seasons on the Avs under his belt by the time his career is done.

Where does he rank all time for the Avs?

It's hard to top Sakic or Forsberg. And he's obviously below MacK. But after that it gets murky.

Hejduk had maybe 1 or 2 peak seasons near the top. But Rantanen has been consistently higher in scoring ranking and perception as a top winger.

Tanguay has a way better offsides/60 but again only 1 or 2 years really up there in scoring.

Makar is a comparable with more current on ice value. Both have taken a significant dive in quality of play since 2022. But Rantanen will have longer tenure with the Avs. As Makar is expected to sign in Calgary next off-season.

Roy has the playoff MVP in 2001 and an insane resume but only had 96 to 2003. Mikko will have been an Av for way longer.

Could Rantanen be the fourth best Avs of all time? Could he surpass or join into the "big 3" of Sakic Forsberg and MacK?

1) Makar is under contract for this season, plus the next two.

2) I have yet to hear - from anyone remotely considered an authority - that Makar is going back to Calgary. It seems more like an HF Avs urban myth

 

[MacKaRant]

Makar is a comparable with more current on ice value. Both have taken a significant dive in quality of play since 2022. But Rantanen will have longer tenure with the Avs. As Makar is expected to sign in Calgary next off-season.

Are you sure Makar is planning to leave next off-season? You would have to think that the last thing Makar needs right now is the increased exposure of a Canadian hockey market, as it would reveal to a wider audience just how far behind he is from Quinn Hughes

 

[Vaslof]

I like how two players who've "taken a nosedive in play" are tied 3rd in the league in points. And one is "expected" to leave in the middle of his contract. What in the world??

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Rantanen gets an absurd amount of heat from this board. His production is elite and being top 10 in all-time playoff PPG ain't too shabby either.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Rantanen gets an absurd amount of heat from this board. His production is elite and being top 10 in all-time playoff PPG ain't too shabby either.

It’s insane… His contract will probably be a hindrance here soon. But the dudes a freak and you don’t replace that unless you get lucky. At least you aren’t getting a good replacement in a trade at this point.

 

[RECKLESS]

Rantanen gets an absurd amount of heat from this board. His production is elite and being top 10 in all-time playoff PPG ain't too shabby either.

Also a vital piece of us being a Stanley Cup champion. Yeah, trade him.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

I like how two players who've "taken a nosedive in play" are tied 3rd in the league in points. And one is "expected" to leave in the middle of his contract. What in the world??

2022: average of 1 Norris 1 Conn Smythe per season.

2023 and 2024: average of 0 Norris and 0 Conn Smythe per season.

Are you sure Makar is planning to leave next off-season? You would have to think that the last thing Makar needs right now is the increased exposure of a Canadian hockey market, as it would reveal to a wider audience just how far behind he is from Quinn Hughes

Makar just wants to improve as a player. And seeing Hughes more often will allow him to grow and develop. Not just as a defenseman but as a person.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

fun fact, when he drew up Makar's last extension, Sakic purposefully put in section talking about how he signed an offer sheet from the Rangers and would have taken a league-minimum contract to play back in Vancouver. No wonder Cale has 1.5 feet out the door.

 

[MacKaRant]

Makar just wants to improve as a player. And seeing Hughes more often will allow him to grow and develop. Not just as a defenseman but as a person.

That makes sense. If Cale were a better older brother, then Taylor would be a star in the NHL. He could really take a page from Quinn Hughes here and his outsized influence on Jack and Luke.

 

[BobRossColton]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857966867328983253

 

[Cypher]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857966867328983253

Mikko price now 16m.... should've re-signed him when it was "close"

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I can’t wait to hear that it’s super close right after he signs with another team