On the Avs' first quarter-century team, superstar center Nathan MacKinnon and superstar defenseman Cale Makar made the cut, while on the second quarter-century team, star winger Mikko Rantanen and ...

MacKinnon said he spoke to Makar and captain Gabe Landeskog shortly after the trade. He also spoke on the phone for “close to 20 minutes” with Rantanen but doesn’t know yet what happened.

MacKinnon is paid $12.6 million a season, and while the team were willing to offer him up to $11.75 million a year, it just wasn't enough and they felt it best to move on from him ahead of the ...

The Colorado Avalanche surprised the hockey industry by trading star right winger Mikko Rantanen ... center Nathan MacKinnon and Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Cale Makar.

“We’re talking about one of the NHL’s very best players in Mikko Rantanen,” Button said. “If it comes down to they weren’t going to pay him more than Nathan MacKinnon … if that’s ...

Second Period_1, Anaheim, Carlsson 7 (Trouba, McGinn), 2:40. 2, Colorado, Kelly 3 (O'Connor), 6:40 (sh). 3, Colorado, Nichushkin 10 (Makar, MacKinnon), 10:57. Third ...

First Period_1, Colorado, Rantanen 23 (Makar, MacKinnon), 9:01 (pp). Shots on Goal_Montreal 4-8-10-2_24. Colorado 8-5-7-3_23. Power-play opportunities_Montreal 0 of 3; Colorado 1 of 5. Goalies ...

On the Avs' first quarter-century team, superstar center Nathan MacKinnon and superstar defenseman Cale Makar made the cut, while on the second quarter-century team, star winger Mikko Rantanen and ...

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