The Carolina Hurricanes have been criticized since they acquired and quickly dealt superstar forward Mikko Rantanen. The failure to extend him after parting with valuable players and assets to bring him to Raleigh incurred a series of challenges regarding the decision.
Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour was recently interviewed and asked about Mikko Rantanen, and he took time to fire some shots towards him. The Mikko Rantanen saga continues even after his season has ended.
The trade deadline is always an interesting time to reflect on with the benefit of hindsight. Several massive trades were made leading up to it, including two trades involving star forward Mikko Rantanen.
After the Dallas Stars acquired Mikko Rantanen on March 7, they seemingly gave themselves their best chance yet at winning a Stanley Cup in this era. Unfortunately for them, it led to the same end result as before.
HERE WE GO It’s official, the National Hockey League (NHL) has released the schedule for the Stanley Cup Final, which will open up on Wednesday, June 4th in Edmonton.
The Edmonton Oilers now hold a 2-1 series lead, and people are starting to wonder what’s going on with the Dallas Stars’ top players. Take Mikko Rantanen, for example.
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Remember when the Toronto Maple Leafs were interested in Mikko Rantanen before he was traded from the Dallas Stars? There were reports that Mitch Marner refused to waive his no-movement clause and so the deal fell through.
The Toronto Maple Leafs head into the offseason in a world of disappointment. General Manager Brad Treliving appears destined to make changes to the roster, and this summer, they could be significant.
There’s no player in the NHL as dominant as Mikko Rantanen is right now. The Dallas Stars forward has been a force to be reckoned through the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
When the Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes earlier this season, the league was shaken to its core, as a superstar who has arguably been one of the best players in the league for the past several seasons was switching teams.
The story of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is Mikko Rantanen, and it’s not particularly close. He scored a hat trick to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1, and it’s just a part of his historic run.
The Winnipeg Jets faced Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen seven times during the regular season, but the postseason version has been a different story.
The Edmonton Oilers are rolling right now — surging through the playoffs and looking like a team capable of going all the way. But it’s impossible to ignore the results another team in the Western Conference has with a player the Oilers heavily pursued at the trade deadline: the Dallas Stars are rolling after adding Mikko Rantanen.
The Edmonton Oilers came extremely close to adding a playoff juggernaut to their roster at the trade deadline — Mikko Rantanen, who is now lighting up the postseason for the Dallas Stars.
There have been 54 players to record multiple hat tricks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the NHL's Modern Era (since 1967-68) can you name in six minutes?
Mikko Rantanen scored three consecutive goals in the second period for his second straight playoff hat trick, leading the visiting Dallas Stars to a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday.
Mikko Rantanen has put himself in elusive company with his recent performances, as the Dallas Stars winger has become the third player in NHL history with hat tricks in consecutive playoff games.
Mikko Rantanen stung his former team in the most memorable ways as the Dallas Stars eliminated the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 with a stunning 4-2 comeback win at American Airlines Center.