Mikkos contract negotiations last time seemed difficult and gave me Marner/Nylander/O’Reilly vibes. I was disappointed with the term, the AAV turned out to be fair at the time and good in hindsight.My guess is that Avs would go "own rental" route with Mikko next year even if they do plan to move on. As I've mentioned before, there is no shortage of examples of bringing key players to the brink of UFA status (Landy, Nichushkin). There has been something off with Mikko this year in particular and maybe it gets fixed in the summer, especially since it's a contract year.
However I am quite sure Rantanen will stick around.
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Sorry for the off topic, my intent was to find motivation not only for me but also for other board members to watch next game.