Rantanen vs Necas points race to end of season.

[Nikishin al Gaib]

Necas turned into playoff Necas and Rantanen turned into playoff Rantanen

And that is why the Canes badly wanted one over the other. Shame it didn't work out

 

[tabness]

3+1 vs 0 to end season

 

[Junohockeyfan]

This will go down as the dumbest trade ever by this franchise. I’m actually happy Mikko killed us in a game 7. Cmac can go f*** himself.

Incredibly stupid trade by CMAC. One of the biggest unforced errors in the history of the game.

 

[Turin]

Necas is a good player, he's not a star. Rantanten is a star. And a Star.

 

[Rompane]

Necas is a good player, he's not a star. Rantanten is a star. And a Star.

Thats right. If you check Rantanens playoff stats you can see how good he really is. Many can be regular season heros.

 

[WarriorofTime]

A lot of Colorado fans sure look silly here.

You don't trade Hall of Fame talent in their prime. Necas... participated in the Series

 

[Aurinko]

Looks like it's time to bump up this one.

I'm guessing we won't have to see any regular season stats here anymore!

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

So Mikko now leads the playoffs in scoring this year. Good god he just murdered the Avs. This is unreal

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Necas turned into playoff Necas and Rantanen turned into playoff Rantanen

And that is why the Canes badly wanted one over the other. Shame it didn't work out

Carolina will get an elite offensive player, just when not if imo

Issue will also be Rod's system, it's always about the group instead of one individual player. Don't think it's a diss to say Aho would probably flirt with 95-100 points elsewhere in the league. But agreed with your overall post

 

[Surfer Dude]

Imagine Rantanen help Dallas beat both teams that traded him in Avs and Canes, would be an amazing story. Vegas/Oils look tough to beat though.

 

[CostaRica]

Big game by Rants, earned his contract tonight

 

[Aurinko]

Imagine Rantanen help Dallas beat both teams that traded him in Avs and Canes, would be an amazing story. Vegas/Oils look tough to beat though.

Canes not only not signing him, but pissing on Rants was not the best idea.

Big game by Rants, earned his contract tonight

8 pts in 2 games is big.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Canes not only not signing him, but pissing on Rants was not the best idea.

8 pts in 2 games is big.

Isn't that a Finnish lost in translation saying?

 

[BednarIsStupid]

A lot of Colorado fans sure look silly here.

You don't trade Hall of Fame talent in their prime. Necas... participated in the Series

Colorado STILL loses if the trade doesn't happen. And, Rantanen walks as a UFA...

 

[WarriorofTime]

Colorado STILL loses if the trade doesn't happen. And, Rantanen walks as a UFA...

They could have extended him

 

[BednarIsStupid]

Thats right. If you check Rantanens playoff stats you can see how good he really is. Many can be regular season heros.

He only got past the second round once in 8 season with Colorado. He's on a better team now. Plain and simple.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Canes not only not signing him, but pissing on Rants was not the best idea.

8 pts in 2 games is big.

Carolina would take a trip to the Finals, even if it means Rantanen gets that opportunity. And there’s always the chance Stankoven does the same thing to Dallas in that case

 

[BednarIsStupid]

They could have extended him

Unlikely. He wanted to get paid and would probably get worse in Colorado.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

They could have extended him

This. Rants wanted to remain an Av. He was not happy when traded to Carolina.

 

[Aurinko]

They could have extended him

In hindsight, the right decision was to do nothing.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Unlikely. He wanted to get paid and would probably get worse in Colorado.

He wanted to stay and expected delayed trade talks like Landeskog before.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Canes not only not signing him, but pissing on Rants was not the best idea.

8 pts in 2 games is big.

Hey… he pissed on us first!

 

[Aurinko]

He wanted to stay and expected delayed trade talks like Landeskog before.

Yep, ejecting him before the talks was rude. Hockey gods don't like that.

 

[Aurinko]

Hey… he pissed on us first!

Getting tossed around? Getting called not a team player? You know that's not right.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Getting tossed around? Getting called not a team player? You know that's not right.

Lol he completely dogged it in Carolina. Timing and situation wasn’t ideal but he didn’t handle it like a pro. He coasted and didn’t put in any effort… that’s kind of the opposite of what you expect for the team that just traded a bunch of assets for you and wants to give you a boatload of money