The circus, which was spinning around Mikko Rantanen throughout the season, was something we don’t see for a moment, writes Tommi Seppälä, an NHL reporter for Sports.
Tommi Seppälänhl journalist
22: 17 • Updated 23:04
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Unimaginable circus!
Not a late Friday night conflict Mikko Rantanen Otherwise you can describe around. The drama of Rantanen’s next contract, which has continued since past summer, ended when Carolina’s insider reports said that you traded to the Turku striker Dallas.
With Dallas, Rantanen immediately signed an 8-year and $ 96 million extension agreement.
Prior to this, Rantanen had taken a month with Colorado for a month in Tolku – since summer. According to various reports, Rantanen was not eligible for a follow -up contract worth 11.75 million previously by Colorado. In the end, Colorado made a solution to the beach and traded it in Carolina.
In Carolina, Rantanen was certainly far from himself for many different reasons. The player trade was a tremendous shock for the TPS breeder, and at least the adaptation to the new club did not make it completely different and the challenging way of challenging Rantanen’s strengths.
Rantanen was lost in Carolina and recorded a modest 2+4 in 13 matches.
It was no wonder that he refused to pull his wooden mark into a follow -up contract provided by the club.
It, in turn, forced Carolina to act like Colorado: something in Turku had to get something in return. If Carolina hadn’t traded from the beach now, it would have lost this in the summer without getting any compensation. It would have been a total fiasko.
Now Rantanen is the property of Dallas for the next eight years. It is clear that Rantanen is making even more strong Dallas even stronger. At the latest after this transfer, only the championship is good for Dallas.
Why?
Why then did Rantanen committed to Dallas with 12 million if 11.75 Colorado was not good?
It may be that in this respect the truth remains an eternal mystery. According to Rantanen’s own previous statements, he really wanted to stay in Denver.
The winner of the championship and the superstar Nathan MacKinnon Rantanen, who profiled as a pair, became a superstar -level quay at Colorado at a rapid pace and as a club icon.
On the horizon, there was a renewal of the championship and pulling the shirt to the ceiling of the arena after a career. Status of the club legend.
Was $ 250,000 really cut off the camel or did the mind change on the way?
It is certain that this kind of rowing and felting will not be seen for a moment for this caliber star individual. Saaga Rantanen was in all respects to be incredible to follow from the summer.
Full scandal
It has equally incredible to follow Carolina’s activities.
Now we are talking about the company that has been a part of the NHL elite for years. We are talking about a company that only the championship is good. From a company that has repeatedly stumbled too early in the spring and profiled in tight places as a team of the Nalli Pests Department.
Carolina is a club that should constantly forging more trees in the oven. So many nests that the championship sauna can eventually be hit.
And what else.
A year ago it made a successful movement when purchased from Pittsburgh Jake Guentzelbut like Rantanen, this was becoming an unlimited free agent.
In the summer, the club lost a well -performed Guentzel Tampa. Now the club acquired Rantanen, but unlike Dallas, it did not take care of the extension before it pulled the trigger.
Thus, during the year, Carolina lost virtually Guentzel, Rantanen, a Star Pier sent to Colorado Martin Necas as well as a general player Jack Drury.
Three very good players left and replaced by a 22 year old tomorrow’s promise Logan Stankovenaging Taylor Hall as well as two number one round bookings.
No worse club leadership could have been done.
Carolina worked like a club in the rebuilding phase, even though all signs should have been moved to the middle of the table.
The performance is catastrophically bad and we can only guess what kind of rage, depression or depression, led by Sebastian Aho, has followed the club leadership.
By the way, Carolina has performed throughout the season and as if in a clock card spirit.
The championship wishes can be beaten in Carolina after Friday night at Carolina for a long time. It remains to be seen how it appears on the ice level.
Fresh gm Eric Tasss has been successful in a few months to watered up with years of work. At its best age, the championship dreams of the key players have been pushed to the mud.
While other giants in the East are racing under the playoffs, Carolina switches top players to bookings.
If I were Sebastian Aho, I might take the situation hard. In the spirit of the Youtube classic, I might even have a hard cranberry.
Repair at 23.04. Added to the players received by Carolina Taylor Hall.