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The Colorado Avalanche haven’t made much progress in contract negotiations with star goal scorer Mikko Rantanen, and there might still be a ton of work to be do

While everyone is talking about Mitch Marner and John Tavares with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the other member of the “Big Three” free agents this summer is Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche.  Like the others listed above,

The Colorado Avalanche and superstar winger Mikko Rantanen are at an impasse in contract extension negotiations, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported on Thursday's Amazon "Coast to Coast" broadcast.

Mikko Rantanen is enjoying a standout season, but it appears that the Colorado Avalanche and the star winger are not close to reaching a new contract agreement.

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The Colorado Avalanche are as expected among the top teams in the Western Conference and in a good position to make another deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Plenty of teams are starting to turn their attention to the trade deadline,

Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal ... or is a deal still possible before then? A lot of Mikko Rantanen contract questions every week.

Nick Kypreos has released another edition of his NHL trade bait board, and there are some interesting names on the list. One name that stands out is the Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen.

This is the obvious one. Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 68 points, seven more than Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl in second place. Also of note, he’s first in points per game at 1.58, narrowly ahead of the Art Ross winner last season, Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov at 1.57.

The Edmonton Oilers haven't enjoyed home cooking for a while, and it will be a few more days before they unpack their bags.