The Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes had been speaking for some time, and extension talks will wait
Chris Johnston of The Athletic: There have been many groups that had been shocked that the Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. One govt wasn’t shocked but it surely was stored beneath wraps: “I’m not fully shocked, however we didn’t hear a factor.”
The Hurricanes didn’t speak to Rantanen’s camp earlier than making the commerce and he was blindsided by it.
Earlier than the 2024 NHL draft in June, the Hurricanes had been at an deadlock with then pending RFA ahead Martin Necas, and the Avs had been one of many groups they spoke to but it surely wasn’t shut. Commerce talks between the group picked up over the previous two months.
One supply after the commerce: “What else is Colorado as much as? They’ve opened up extra cap area and there’s no manner they’re stopping right here.”
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David Pagnotta: Rantanen knew {that a} commerce was a chance given the best way the contract talks had been going. Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky has spoken with Rantanen’s camp however is aware of that some acclimation time is required earlier than they begin any critical talks.
Ryan Henkel: GM Tulsky stated that talks bought critical up to now two weeks and added: “We’ve been floating ideas all the best way again to the summer time and have been buying and selling critical provides for 6-8 weeks.”
Rantanen would have taken a reduction to remain in Colorado and some commerce fallout notes
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Imagine that Mikko Rantanen was prepared to take rather less to stick with the Colorado Avalanche and that he wasn’t caught on $14 million. Don’t assume the Avalanche had been comfy with having Rantanen round $12.6 million.
One benefit for the Carolina Hurricanes extending Rantanen is they’ll now go eight years with different groups solely seven. The Hurricanes may also suggest deferred funds as they did for Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. Rantanen has the identical agent, Andy Scott, as Leon Draisait; they usually didn’t go for the Edmonton Oilers supply of deferred funds.
There was hypothesis that Jesperi Kotkaniemi might need been a part of the commerce, however sources say his title wasn’t a part of the precise commerce negotiations. His title might have come up as he was a part of the Hurricanes commerce talks with the Vancouver Canucks.
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There have been a number of groups that had no concept that Rantanen was accessible for commerce. The Avalanche did contact a really small variety of groups.
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