Mikko Rantanen and Colorado Avalanche Proceed To Work on a New Deal
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio on Wednesday with Steve Kouleas and Jason Strudwick and was requested about Mikko Rantanen and contract talks with the Colorado Avalanche and what he’ll make on his subsequent deal.
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Jason Strudwick: “What are your ideas on Colorado? Not the beginning they needed; some query marks, clearly, some folks within the lineup, some folks not within the lineup, they’ve some accidents after which the Mikko Rantanen contract extension like, what which one, if any, of these, is the one which’s form of bogging this staff down proper now.”
Dave Pagnotta: “I believe, simply the 0-3 begin, actually, I believe Rantanen, they’re going to attempt to determine that out because the season progresses. There’s nothing actually been shut so far, though the traces of communication are open, and that’s what MacFarland, their GM, illustrated as effectively, that, hey, my line is all the time open.
Andy Scott’s line is all the time open, the agent there who represents Rantanen, so there doesn’t appear to be any panic from that perspective proper now, though it’s going to price a fairly penny, and I’ll get into that in a second.
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However I believe extra so than something Struds, I believe it’s the place issues are at firstly of the season. You don’t wish to press the panic button after three video games, however you understand, you’ve obtained a minus-10 aim differential. You’ve given up 20 in your first three. (now 25 objectives of their first 4 video games).
That’s actually a priority defensively and goaltending-wise. That’s, I believe, extra of a direct concern than something for this Avs staff. Now there’s sufficient firepower and expertise there to put in writing the ship. And once more, it’s solely, three video games (now 4 recreation) in for them. However you don’t wish to dig your self a too deep a gap, particularly with how aggressive the Central is.
So far as Rantanen goes. And that is going to price a fairly penny for Colorado to make this occur. Should you’re basing, and I wrote about this on Monday, that huge offers are form of in and across the share of the cap now to your prime tier guys.
Nate’s contract which kicked in final season was simply over 15% of the cap, the cap based mostly final yr at 83 and a half Leon Draisaitl who shares an agent with Rantanen in Andy Scott, he’s simply over 15% of subsequent yr’s cap, that’s projected to be 92.5 so the place does that depart Mikko?
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He could make an argument, he’s actually beneath, from a expertise total perspective, than Leon, so possibly not 14. However are you able to argue that he’s going to be over 12 and a half, 12.6 which is the cap hit of Nate MacKinnon? That’s what they’re going to have to determine. That’s going to be the battle going backwards and forwards to attempt to get him locked in.
They don’t have a ton of cap area if they’re to signal him, they’re not going to be left with a ton of cap area subsequent season. Clearly, there’s loads of runway till then, however it’s important to contemplate your choices. And once more, nothing imminent on the Rantanen entrance however it actually sounds prefer it’s going to be one thing urgent because the season strikes alongside.”
