In a shocking blockbuster trade, the Avalanche trade Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes. Is Eric Tulsky the smartest GM ever? Will we see more big trades well before the deadline?  People are dropping out of the 4 Nations Faceoff – is it a trend? 

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News

Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall to Hurricanes for Martin Necas, Jack Drury, 2025 2nd, 2026 4th 

Rantanen 6th in scoring when traded. 

Contract up at end of season – $4.625MM- expecting Draisaitl type salary – $14MM 

Comments from MacKinnon, Bednar

Makar due in 27-28 MacFarland must have decided he couldn’t live with 3 guys over $12MM

Does this change how other GMs look at expiring contracts?  

Marner? 

4 nations players dropping out

Heiskenen 

Pietrangelo – nursing injury but paying 24 min / game

Karlsson – “lower body injury” 

Jacob Markstrom

Charlier McAvoy

Erik Haula 

Per Wyshinski – no 1 game suspension for not attending unlike All Star game

Will we see more?

Captains – Crosby, Hedman, Matthews, Barkov

Brandon Saad waived by Blues and is free agent – Leafs and Oilers said to be interested

Klingberg to play first game as Oiler tonight. 

Guess the 5th 

Standings Update

East is tight!

Connections

Last Week – Claude Julien, Alain Vigneault, Pat Burns, Benoit Groulx 

This Week 

Crazy Stat

DOPeS – McDavid 3 games / Myers 3 games 

Lilleberg – 2 games – interference – head contact – https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/lightning-emil-lilleberg-suspended-two-games-for-interference

Ridiculously lenient.