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				Makar for 2025 1st rounder unprotected + take your pick of a D-man on the lineup. 
			
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Treliving traded it to Montreal.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:07 PM
			
			
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			Cane's with top 2 Finns in the league now. 
 
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			01-24-2025, 09:07 PM
			
			
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				We will see if Carolina actually ponies up to re-sign Rantanen.  They have a reputation of trying to squeeze players on contracts. 
 
Rantanen appears to be looking for the bag. 
			
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Not many teams can give him the bag though. It'll be interesting to see his story unfold after the season.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			01-24-2025, 09:08 PM
			
			
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				Cane's with top 2 Finns in the league now. 
			
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Barkov says hi?
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:08 PM
			
			
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			01-24-2025, 09:09 PM
			
			
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				Not many teams can give him the bag though. It'll be interesting to see his story unfold after the season. 
			
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Some team like Nashville will and then be shocked at what happens.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:09 PM
			
			
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				If you think Eric Tulsky is going to give Rantanen Draisaitl money, either you're crazy, or I've supremely overestimated Eric Tulsky. 
			
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If any pending UFA is worth Draisaitl money, it is Rantanen. If the Canes wont do it, some other GM will.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:10 PM
			
			
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				Barkov says hi? 
			
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oops yup, fair enough.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:10 PM
			
			
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				Treliving traded it to Montreal. 
			
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Not if the Flames want to do that trade and start tanking. Having Makar is almost like winning the lottery.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:11 PM
			
			
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				Yes, to Carolina. 
			
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			01-24-2025, 09:11 PM
			
			
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				Not many teams can give him the bag though. It'll be interesting to see his story unfold after the season. 
			
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Yeah his splits away and with MacKinnon at 5v5 worry me...if a team gives him $14M it could be a mistake for sure.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:11 PM
			
			
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				Yeah his splits away and with MacKinnon at 5v5 worry me...if a team gives him $14M it could be a mistake for sure. 
			
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Chicago could sign him...... Saddle up to the next big thing in Bedard.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			01-24-2025, 09:12 PM
			
			
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			If Rantanen wouldn't give a discount to stay in Colorado,  I doubt he'd take one for Carolina. 
 
They will either be giving out the biggest contract in their history, or he will walk after the season. 
 
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			01-24-2025, 09:13 PM
			
			
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			01-24-2025, 09:15 PM
			
			
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			I think the Canes try to give Rantanen really huge money for slightly shorter term. Also, we all know about the aging curve, but Rantanen is on pace for his third straight season with over 100 points. He’s huge, very strong and fast. I think he could be a very good player for quite some time still just because he’s starting from such a high point. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Canes do just give him a max-term contract.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:17 PM
			
			
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				Yeah his splits away and with MacKinnon at 5v5 worry me...if a team gives him $14M it could be a mistake for sure. 
			
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I think that is more an indication of the Avs top heavy forward depth. You're going from MacKinnon to Mittelstadt.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:20 PM
			
			
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				Not if the Flames want to do that trade and start tanking. Having Makar is almost like winning the lottery. 
			
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How would Makar for any Flames D initiate tanking?
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:24 PM
			
			
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			Unless he was trying to take Colorado to the cleaners which I doubt, this is a pretty big disrespect for Rantanen. I can see him going nuts for Carolina. Was a captain in Finland as a 17 year old in a men's league.  
 
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			01-24-2025, 09:25 PM
			
			
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				Unless he was trying to take Colorado to the cleaners which I doubt, this is a pretty big disrespect for Rantanen. I can see him going nuts for Carolina. Was a captain in Finland as a 17 year old in a men's league.  
 
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Not really about taking Colorado to the cleaners.  More of an issue if Colorado can pay him a higher salary than MacKinnon
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			01-24-2025, 09:27 PM
			
			
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				Not really about taking Colorado to the cleaners.  More of an issue if Colorado can pay him a higher salary than MacKinnon 
			
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Which doesn't make sense if the cap is much higher. It's like saying you have to play by the old rules, here are the new ones.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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