Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche gets a breather during the third period of a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena in Denver on Nov. 11, 2024.

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 18: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Colorado Avalanche chases down a loose puck during a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena on October 18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.

Mikko Rantanen (96) of the Colorado Avalanche awaits a face off agianst the New York Rangers during the first period at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

“I’m totally OK,” Rantanen told The Denver Gazette. “I just love to be here. It doesn’t bother me. He makes extremely difficult things on the ice look way easier than they are. Take a ...

Rantanen was dynamic, dominant, and looked like the superstar forward he was during the 2022 Stanley Cup run with Colorado. If he's unlocked that part of his game, the Avalanche are doomed.

DALLAS — The Colorado Avalanche was less than 13 minutes away from exorcising some playoff demons. An old friend created a new one. Mikko Rantanen dragged the Dallas Stars back from a two-goal deficit ...

The Colorado Avalanche have a dilemma with free agent forward Mikko Rantanen. Rantanen’s value on his next deal only goes up with each passing day. His production for the Avalanche makes him ...

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen on a Friday. The market for Rantanen’s future services changed the following Friday. A large spike in future salary cap ceilings had been speculated ...

Avalanche’s new reality is here, with playoff star Mikko Rantanen playing for the other guys ... (96) before playing the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) before playing the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ...