Rantanen vs Necas points race to end of season.

[Mad Dog Tannen]

I doubt 30ish games will change his contract ask.

Absolutely. I was just being silly. Sorry. I should have used an emoji or two.

 

[dirtydanglez]

not surpised. avs needed some grit on that line, someone to go to the crease. mack in a rover and necas likes to set up on the half wall. having drouin on the line only helped with possession.

 

[Matti_A]

Rantanen is shooting 4.8% with the Canes, doubt that will continue for much longer.

He does look like a fish out of water in the Canes system though.

 

[CaviarAndRinkFries]

 

[D Wakaluk]

I guess it's safe to say that Canes got the lazy point leeching Mico Rantanan instead of the cup winning dynamic Mikko Rantanen

Somewhere Lehkonen's dad is smirking and being annyoing as hell

 

[nightonthesun]

Ismo’s Revenge.

It’s hard to imagine Mikko being lazy or undertrained - he’s always seemed like an insanely competitive person. But, he truly did seem like he lost… half a step? More?

Still a beast, don’t get me wrong. But it’s funny how often this perennial 100p guy pissed off Avs fans, despite it all

 

[Boxscore]

Avs are clearly the winner of this deal, so far. Great job by their management team proving people wrong so far.

Lost in all of this is the fact that Jack Drury has been a very solid addition for the Avs, which is the icing on the cake at the moment.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Rantanen without MacKinnon holding his hand

 

[Boxscore]

Necas still have some warts to cut out, like trying to do too much, but so does Rantanen. What a talent though, he doesn't finish like Rantanen but mack is getting way more space.

Yes, there were a few times Necas seemed to move the puck too quickly, trying to force a play, instead of waiting another second for the open man... especially last night vs. Edmonton. That said, in the last 2 games, Necas should have picked up 7 points instead of 4... and quite easily tbh. The kid is all over the ice and faster than I believed he was... as he's pushing the tempo on pair with MacKinnon and Makar which is lethal. With him, they can make high-end plays at high speed without slowing down -- that's a scary proposition for opponents.

Rantanen did most of his damage with his shot and picked up spare pucks from 10-15 feet out. This was great when other teams focused on shutting down the speed of MacK and Makar. Now, it looks like the Avs are adjusting their attack style to be all go...go...go and Necas is fitting like a glove.