Why Mikko Rantanen’s Play Will Impact Mitch Marner’s Free Agency
The post Why Mikko Rantanen’s Play Will Impact Mitch Marner’s Free Agency appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. DALLAS, TEXAS – MAY 03: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Dallas Stars celebrates after scoring an … More empty-net hat-trick goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 03, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) Getty Images The 2024-25 season for Avalanche was never short of storylines. They started the season on a four-game losing streak, then recovered by winning five in a row. Just a month into the season, the Avs traded for not one, but two goaltenders in a week span, who both remained on the roster into the postseason. And before the eventual end to their campaign, the playoffs were highlighted by the return of Captain Gabriel Landeskog. Landeskog had not played in a game in nearly three years due to injuries suffered in their 2021 Stanley Cup championship. All of these stories were washed away in Game Seven of their first-round matchup against the Dallas Stars, as Mikko Rantanen got the last laugh against his former club. After being held to just one point in the first four games of the first round matchup between Colorado and Dallas, Rantanen took over the series in the final three games. With three points in Game Five, four points in Game Six, and a hat trick in Game Seven to win the series, Rantanen wound up leading both teams in points for the series. Now, as Rantanen carried that level of play into the second round against the Winnipeg Jets with another hat trick, he has quickly become the best scorer in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But how did a player of Rantanen’s caliber end up with the Stars? And better yet, how has he…
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DALLAS, TEXAS – MAY 03: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Dallas Stars celebrates after scoring an … More empty-net hat-trick goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 03, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) Getty Images The 2024-25 season for Avalanche was never short of storylines. They started the season on a four-game losing streak, then recovered by winning five in a row. Just a month into the season, the Avs traded for not one, but two goaltenders in a week span, who both remained on the roster into the postseason. And before the eventual end to their campaign, the playoffs were highlighted by the return of Captain Gabriel Landeskog. Landeskog had not played in a game in nearly three years due to injuries suffered in their 2021 Stanley Cup championship. All of these stories were washed away in Game Seven of their first-round matchup against the Dallas Stars, as Mikko Rantanen got the last laugh against his former club. After being held to just one point in the first four games of the first round matchup between Colorado and Dallas, Rantanen took over the series in the final three games. With three points in Game Five, four points in Game Six, and a hat trick in Game Seven to win the series, Rantanen wound up leading both teams in points for the series. Now, as Rantanen carried that level of play into the second round against the Winnipeg Jets with another hat trick, he has quickly become the best scorer in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But how did a player of Rantanen’s caliber end up with the Stars? And better yet, how has he…
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