Giant Shop in the NHL: Mikko Rantanen changes club

Colorado Avalanche trades his superstars Mikko Rantanen Carolina Hurricanes, said a well -known insider reporter Frank seravalli X-service.

After a while, the clubs confirmed the player trade.

There are three clubs in the giant shop: Carolina, Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado.

Rantanen, 28, and Chicago Konkari will be transferred to Carolina Taylor Hall33.

Colorado in turn gets Martin Necas26, Jack Druryn24, the second round booking turn and the fourth round booking. Both bookings are from Carolina.

Chicago, who is on the ground floor of the series, received a third round of booking and takes 50 percent of Rantanen’s salary.

Rantanen had long been the target of hot rumors. The Finnish striker’s agreement with Avalanche ends this season and had not signed a follow -up agreement with the club by the time of the game.

With his current contract, Rantanen earns an average of 9.25 million per season, but he deserves a hefty salary increase. It was apparently not ready to give it.

For many years, Rantanen has been one of the most powerful attackers in the series. He has 64 (25+39) points this season. Finnish is sixth in the series’s score.

Necas, who moves to Colorado, is also a star -level player. He rose to a new level this season. The Czech striker’s balance is 55 (16+39) points in 49 matches.

Sportsnet insider supplier Elliote Friedman by Rantanen has not signed an extension with Carolina, but Hurricanes would have an interest in turning the agreement. So the club’s goal would be to get Rantanen to the club for a long time.

In the summer, Czech striker Necas signed a two -year contract with the Hurricanes, even though he had already ended up with a closed club. The average salary is $ 6.5 million. Necas has played his entire career in Hurricanes.

Rantanen, on the other hand, has so far represented his entire career Colorado, who booked him in the first round in 2015.

Rantanen played 619 regular season matches in the Colorado shirt and scored a total of 681 (287+394) points.

In Carolina, they are already playing Finns I’m sebastian, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Juha Jääskä.