Mikko Rantanen keeps the stars of Dallas alive
If he was not already clear, in match 7 of the series of playoffs of the first round between the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche, he became even clearer than Mikko Rantanen is a superstar in the NHL.
Rantanen had one of these performances whose legends are made. He channeled his interior Michael Jordan, recording another match and four -point period, including a hat round, to eliminate his old club, the Colorado avalanche, the Stanley Cup qualifiers.
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From the minute when his new club, the stars of Dallas, dropped 2-0 in match 7, Ranatanen has been responsible for putting the club on his back and bringing them to the next round of the playoffs. There is a reason why general director stars Jim Nill exchanged for Mikko Rantanen. In moments like match 7, Rantanen was going to deliver for him.
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While the first four games in the series were silent because he had only one pass, Rantanen exploded with 11 points (five goals and six assists) in the last three games. He now leads the Stanley Cup qualifiers in points with 12 (five goals and seven assists). It was the first time that a player recorded a hat round in a single period of a match 7. Rantanen is also the second player in the NHL history with a period of four points in match 7. The other was Kevin Labanc San Jose Sharks in period 3 of 2019.
Rantanen's legend has increased even more, linking an NHL record twice, recording two periods of four points. In match 6, Rantanen and ROOPE Hintz Each has collected four points in the defeat of the stars 7-4 in match 6. Rantanen supported match 7 with another period of four points; This time, it was the third period with the online game.
“Obviously, things did not happen as I expected what I expected, but it is a matter, as I said several times,” Mikko Rantanen told the media after match 7. “I don't know. Revenge? I'm just happy to win another team in the playoffs. No matter who it is. So I'm just happy to be on the winning side and pass here.”
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Hintz, Granlund and Rantanen took off
This is what the legends are done, especially in a match 7. The head coach of the stars Pete Deboer, now 9-0 in match 7, pushed all the good buttons in the series. With stars missing their best defender in Miro Heiskanen and one of their best attackers Jason RobertsonDeboer put the Finnish line of Mikael GranlundHintz and Rantanen together.
“Let's be honest, he resumed the series in the last three games. He just decided that we were not going to go home and that we were not going to lose. I think it started then” Pete Deboer told the media after match 7. “But I mean, what you witnessed was special. It was Colorado and the team he had played for a decade, and I don't know all behind the scenes, which happened there. But it was a guy motivated to have an impact in this series, and he became better and better.”
The combination passed the stars in match 5, and this momentum crossed match 6 and in match 7. As Deboer noted, Rantanen took over after a quarter of work after the quarter -work in the last three games of the series. This is why the stars trade and were moved by a young player like LOGAN STANKOVEN Back to the deadline.
In playoffs, Mikko Rantanen is one of the best. He has 113 points (39 goals and 74 assists) in 88 playoffs between the stars and avalanche. Rantanen on average 1.28 points per game in the playoffs, the sixth of all time among the players who played at least 74 games. Ahead of Mark Messierwhich has an average of 1.25 points per match.
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Twice exchanged, patience rewarded!
It was a shock when the Initial trade has occurredand the avalanche sent Rantanen to Hurricanes de Caroline. Despite the contractual negotiations that do not progress and an impasse, you have always thought that Rantanen would end his career with the avalanche. However, the avalanche GM Chris Macfarland estimated that he could obtain the same production of Martin Necas On a cheaper agreement, he therefore transferred it to Caroline.
However, Carolina should have known This rantanen did not fit in their style of play. Without forgetting, he did not want to go there or sign in the long term. It was a bad business for hurricanes at the time and is still now. But the Hurricanes GM Eric Telsky obtained assets for the player. Jim Nill had Rantanen locked up at a Eight -year -old and $ 96 agreement This pays $ 12 million to the player on AAV.
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It may have taken a while for Mikko Rantanen to feel comfortable in his environment, but the stars of Dallas have not changed the game in the playoffs like this since Brett Hull And Mike Modano. It was a daring decision of a director general of Dallas who knew that his team needed a threat to the playoffs. Once Rantanen has become available, he jumped.
Although it is only Tour 1 and there is a long way to go, the stars of Dallas are in good position, having Mikko Rantanen in the range. If they need great performance in the playoffs, Moose will be there. The Colorado thinks the same about this performance of match 7 Saturday evening.
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