If Rantanen signs for eight years at $100 million, he’d be at $12.5 million. Which both, gets him a higher total contract value, and keeps him below MacKinnon’s cap hit.

Mikko Rantanen will be out of the Hurricanes lineup due to a lower-body injury. Rantanen has played six games with the Hurricanes since they acquired him from the Colorado Avalanche in one of the ...

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen on a Friday. The market for Rantanen’s future services changed the following Friday. A large spike in future salary cap ceilings had been speculated ...

Trading for Mikko Rantanen in late January versus the deadline likely wouldn’t have drastically changed the cost unless there was a dramatic market shift over the next few weeks or an outright ...

RALEIGH — One statement from Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour stood out among the many he has made since Carolina turned the NHL on its ear and acquired Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall ...

RALEIGH, NC — There was one thing Mikko Rantanen needed after he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes: his number. Jack Roslovic had the No. 96 for Carolina before Rantanen was acquired in a ...

The Colorado Avalanche haven’t made much progress in contract negotiations with star goal scorer Mikko Rantanen, and there might still be a ton of work to be done. While the Avalanche don’t ...

It's been two weeks since the Avalanche shocked hockey by trading Mikko Rantanen. No, that doesn't mean it's time to declare a winner in the deal or analyze it further. Better to let this one ...