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Mar 06, 2025 at 07:48 AM ET
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Rantanen sign-and-trade off the table?
TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports in the Athletic that as of Thursday morning, the Carolina Hurricanes have not granted interested teams the opportunity to discuss a contract extension with Mikko Rantanen.
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LeBrun writes that a sign-and-trade appears to be off the table for now, but that could change before Friday’s deadline. Rantanen is up to No. 1 on the TSN Trade Bait after informing the Hurricanes he does not intend to sign an extension with the team before the deadline.
The Hurricanes spent big to add Rantanen in January, sending Martin Necas, Jack Drury, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-rounder to the Colorado Avalanche. The Hurricanes, who also received Nils Juntorp from Colorado, sent a third-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in the trade in exchange for them eating half of Rantanen’s $9.25 million cap hit and forward Taylor Hall.
In the weeks since, Rantanen has struggled to find his more than point per game form from his time with the Avalanche.
“Probably as expected, but league sources confirm that Carolina has received clarity from Mikko Rantanen’s camp as far as not being ready to make a decision on the team’s contract offer by Friday’s trade deadline,” LeBrun wrote Thursday on X. “Hence, Carolina talking to teams and seeing for real what the trade market is for him. It comes down to weighing best trade offers on the table versus keeping Rantanen as a rental… let’s see how it goes.”
Rantanen took part in Carolina’s morning skate on Thursday and head coach Rod Brind’Amour said he is expected to play against the Boston Bruins.
“I know everyone is talking about it. He’s here. He was out there this morning,” Brind’Amour said. “So I’m assuming he will be here tonight and go at it.”
Rantanen has two goals and six points in 12 games with Carolina after posting 25 goals and 64 points in 49 games with the Avalanche prior to the trade.
In the last year of a six-year, $55.5 million deal, Rantanen is carrying a cap hit of $4.625 million in Carolina and that could be halved again if a team eats salary if he is traded for a second time.
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