While everyone is talking about Mitch Marner and John Tavares with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the other member of the “Big Three” free agents this summer is Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche. Like the others listed above,

Rantanen notched an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.

Nick Kypreos has released another edition of his NHL trade bait board, and there are some interesting names on the list. One name that stands out is the Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen.

Mikko Rantanen is enjoying a standout season, but it appears that the Colorado Avalanche and the star winger are not close to reaching a new contract agreement.

It likely won't happen, but if the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen don't re-sign before March, a 1-for-1 trade could be worth considering.

Some reports have Avalanche star winger Mikko Rantanen being traded this season. But Adam Proteau says it's far more likely that Rantanen stays with the Avs for quite some time.

Rantanen notched an assist, four shots on goal and two PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.

According to PuckPedia, MacKinnon's cap hit of $12.6 million took 15.09% of the Avalanche's salary cap. If Rantanen signs for a slightly lower percentage of 15% under the new cap, expected to reach $92.4 million, he'd already earn $13.86 million per season and easily top MacKinnon's salary.

Though a report suggests the Colorado Avalanche may deal Mikko Rantanen, Adam Proteau says the most likely situation for Rantanen should be a new contract extension.

Mikko Rantanen belongs to the elite of the National Hockey League. The big forward for the Avalanche has collected over 90 points in each of his last three seasons in Colorado, and he is on track for a third campaign with 100 points or more. The Finn ...

According to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic, the Blue Jackets might be among the teams reaching out to the Canucks to hear the ask for Elias Pettersson. Rumors this past week were that the Canucks aren’t closed off to trading Pettersson inside the Western Conference, but a trade to the East would be preferable.