What’s the biggest buzz right now in the world of the National Hockey League? The NHL trade deadline. It is just two days away, and fans can’t relax anymore. We’re talking about one of biggest names in the NHL trade this year, Mikko Rantanen, and he is no exception. Trade talks and rumors have already engulfed Rantanen as the Carolina Hurricanes‘ right winger is in the last year of his contract. But before we look into his contract details, an NHL insider has dropped the latest update on Mikko Rantanen’s trade.
Elliotte Friedman was on TNT today, and he has given an update on Mikko’s trade to Los Angeles. Shocked much? One of the panel members asked Elliotte about the possibility of trading Mikko Rantanen to the Los Angeles Kings. And Friedman said, “I think Carolina is doing its due diligence as we speak, trying to see what the market is for Rantanen. I believe they’ve talked to several teams.”
The NHL insider continued to say, “I think one of the biggest questions that’s being asked right now is will Rantanen extend? I think there are some teams that would look at him only as a rental, but I think there are other teams that would really like to see if they could sign him.”
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) joined the boys pregame to talk all things trade deadline, including the Devils post-Jack Hughes plans, Mikko Rantanen’s availability, the Leafs deadline plans and much, much more pic.twitter.com/Ll2k4qNBS3
— NHLonTNT (@NHL_On_TNT) March 6, 2025
Well, after his revelation, the insider also talked about the other possible trade destinations for Mikko Rantanen other than the Los Angeles Kings. Stay tuned, this is a developing story!
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