Dayal argues that Rantanen’s fairest comparable is Boston Bruins’ forward David Pastrňák who was given 13.5% of the salary cap for the first year of his current contract.

The saga involving Mikko Rantanen and the Carolina Hurricanes continues to unfold even after the Hurricanes traded him to the Dallas Stars at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline.

Inside the Mikko Rantanen trade: How it went down, why now and what next? By Chris Johnston. Jan. 24, 2025 Updated Jan. 25, 2025. ... David Pastrnak, Mitch Marner, Matthew Tkachuk, ...

David Pastrňák can do a lot, ... (defense, center) but adding a player of Mikko Rantanen's caliber would assuredly spark an offense that's been too quiet for too long.

DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen is now really on the other side, settling in as a Star and going back to Colorado with a chance to advance in the NHL playoffs.

Rantanen’s former teammates is arguably the second best player in the world with 997 points (360G-637A) in 854 games. In 632 games played over 10 years in the NHL, Rantanen’s 289 goals and 398 ...

Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen brings the puck down the ice in the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday, April 23, 2025, ...

Mikko Rantanen is settling in as a Star, and now really on other side after goal against the Avs By: Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press Posted: 4:48 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025 Last ...

Mikko Rantanen is now really on the other side. After being in the playoffs with the Avs each of the past seven years and playing with them during 10 seasons, including their Stanley Cup title in ...