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Avalanche Star Nathan MacKinnon Speaks Out on Blockbuster Mikko Rantanen Trade
The hockey world turned upside down on Friday when the Colorado Avalanche sent star forward Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes.Colorado shifted its attention to a Saturday game against the Boston Bruins in which it dropped 3-1,
Stunned Nathan MacKinnon after Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen trade: “It just sucks”
A stunned Nathan MacKinnon tried to make sense of the Colorado Avalanche trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon breaks silence on Mikko Rantanen's trade, with dig at the front office
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon couldn't hide his frustration when addressing the huge three-team trade involving historic teammate Mikko Rantanen.
Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon has strong reaction to 'shocking' Mikko Rantanen trade
The Colorado Avalanche were involved in one of the NHL's biggest recent blockbusters on Friday night when they sent star forward Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a three-team trade that brought them forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury.
Nathan MacKinnon reacts to Avalanche trading linemate Mikko Rantanen: 'It just sucks'
Nathan MacKinnon wasn’t exactly impressed when he found out his linemate and close friend had been traded. The 29-year-old from Cole Harbour reacted to Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen’s trade to the Carolina Hurricanes on the weekend and he didn’t have a whole lot of positives to offer.
Keeler: Avalanche trade of Mikko Rantanen to Carolina raises red flags. And a very big white one
Trading Moose is fan abuse. Surely, they’re not done. Right? Shipping out Mikko Rantanen has to be the beginning of a mid-season makeover — not the Finn-ishing piece. Surely, somebody’s coming. Somebody big.
Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon drops ‘shocked’ reaction to Mikko Rantanen trade
The surprising trade that saw the Colorado Avalanche trade star winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes has been met with shock and some level of despair within the Avs’ locker room. Rantanen has twice broken the 100-point mark during his 10 seasons in Colorado,
Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon Breaks Silence on Mikko Rantanen Trade
Colorado Avalanche captain Nathan MacKinnon spoke candidly about his feelings following the blockbuster trade that sent his longtime teammate Mikko Rantanen away from the only franchise he'd ever played for.
Avalanche Analysis: Trading Mikko Rantanen creates yet another huge “what if” since 2022 Stanley Cup run
Chris MacFarland pointed to Rantanen’s pending free agency and the club’s desire to get deeper after three years of being short in that department as reasons for the trade. The NHL’s salary cap ceiling, which is set at $88 million this year but is expected to rise — possibly significantly — in the next couple of seasons is also a factor.
‘I’m going to miss him’: Avalanche’s MacKinnon stunned by Rantanen trade
Following a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, the first game without Rantanen, Avs superstar Nathan MacKinnon sat down in the locker room with reporters and reminisced on his old friend and former teammate.
Weekend NHL rankings: The Mikko Rantanen blockbuster shakes up the league
The word “blockbuster” gets thrown around a little too often in today’s NHL, often for trades unworthy of the term, in the ...
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NHL roundup: Lehkonen's last-second goal lifts Avalanche past Rangers 5-4
Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.