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Mikko Rantanen And Pittsburgh Goaltending

Mikko Rantanen And The Subsequent Monster Contract?

David Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval: Colorado Avalanche Winger Mikko Rantanen is subsequent in line for a brand new high-paying extension. The query turns into inevitably how a lot is sufficient. Rantanen turns 28 later subsequent week.

The Finnish famous person comes off back-to-back 100-point seasons and has 10 factors in 5 video games this yr. He buoys the highest line whereas averaging 22+ minutes of ice time. Rantanen is within the last yr of a deal that pays him $9.25 million AAV.

With the wage cap anticipated to go as much as $92.5 million subsequent season, there ought to be loads of room to pay Rantanen. The Ahead is represented by Andy Scott, who oversaw the Leon Draisaitl extension ($14 million AAV – 8 years).

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Utilizing cap share limits, the AAV most give you is $13.958 million (14 principally). This new deal expects to go over the $12.6 million AAV Nathan MacKinnon makes. The query is by how a lot.

Chris MacFarland can let this drag out into subsequent June or do one thing about it sooner. Keep tuned.

Pittsburgh Goaltending And A Completely different Three Goalie Monster

David Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval: The priority over Tristan Jarry retains mounting and possibly it began from him being awarded with a five-year deal within the first place.

By no means thoughts the beginning, which has been brutal. Nevertheless, Jarry is within the second yr of a deal that features a 12 crew no-trade listing. For these questioning, Alex Nedeljkovic is recovering from an damage and Joel Blomqvist has been higher however the protection has been ugly.

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The oddest factor is may Kyle Dubas and Pittsburgh contemplate John Gibson as a potential answer? Jarry may very well be despatched to the AHL if he clears waivers (it’s seemingly). Pittsburgh may journey three goalies too. It appears the issues go deeper.

A few of these issues are psychological. Dan Kingerski all however acknowledges that in an earlier Pittsburgh Hockey Now column. Nevertheless, this can’t all be pinned on Jarry.

Mentally, Pittsburgh makes so many errors and this haas been happening since final season. Jarry retains regressing in confidence and even the opposite goaltenders have suffered.

Jarry has been impacted probably the most, nonetheless. One factor is certain. Not even a Mikko Rantanen taking part in with Sidney Crosby will save this. See Colorado on what the issue is. The protection has impacted every little thing. Pittsburgh, like Colorado, can’t outscore its issues sufficient.



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