Rantanen hasn't scored a goal in five consecutive games — a problem mostly because the Stars' other forwards aren't stepping ...

DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen figures he would have left ... in his 49 games behind Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Rantanen had five goals and seven assists in the seven-game series against the ...

Rantanen (born in Nousiainen) stood smiling between forward Roope Hintz (Tampere) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (Espoo). On ...

Colorado Avalanche president Joe Sakic gave his first public explanation for the team’s controversial decision to trade Mikko Rantanen ... Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Rantanen being ...

But when the Avs needed somebody to pick up the phone in Game 7 with star defenseman Cale Makar unable to produce, that supporting cast let a series go to voicemail. Rantanen, traded by the Avs to ...

Yes, but also we will see. Having Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen is part of what made Colorado different. No other team had three of the top 10-15 players in the world.

Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen circles the ice after ... In 2022, Colorado defenseman Cale Makar finished third with 29 points. Oftentimes, the Conn Smythe winner is viewed as someone ...

And status quo wasn’t good enough.” Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) hugs Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) at American Airlines Center.Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The ...

Could Rantanen put up elite numbers without Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, who fueled them in Colorado ... since 2020? Who was Mikko Rantanen? "When you think about his journey this year ...

Meanwhile, Cale Makar had a relatively quiet series, notching one goal and four assists. As for Mikko Rantanen, he had a whale of a series following a slow start. He burned the Avalanche for five ...

Mikko Rantanen is on fire! He just had another three-point performance ... No worse for a player who many said was working well thanks to Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar! In fact, Rantanen’s recent ...

When Mikko Rantanen was traded from Colorado ... The team’s strongest link after MacKinnon and Cale Makar was now a weakness rather than a strength. When it comes to the best players in the ...