The New York Rangers are battling for a playoff spot but one analyst links them to star pending free agent Mikko Rantanen. The post Analyst Links Rangers to Star $55.5 Million Superstar in Blockbuster Trade appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Hurricanes are gauging the market for the star winger, and while an in-division trade is unlikely, the Rangers make sense as a partner.

Mikko Rantanen would reportedly consider sticking with the Rangers long-term, and New York has what it takes to entice the Hurricanes to make a deal.

Colorado Avalanche forward Martin Necas spoke about the current turmoil amidst his former team, the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping a slight dig at the organization that shipped him off for Mikko Rantanen.

In our NHL Trade Talk weekend rumors report, the New York Rangers are about to trade Reilly Smith, so they’ve pulled him from the roster ahead of a potential trade.

A pair of teams that haven’t faced off since October meet for their second of three meetings this season when the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Boston Bruins at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C.

The New York Rangers may have finished their heavy lifting before the NHL Trade Deadline, but others teams and competitors are filling the rumor mill.

The Rangers are trading Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen and Calvin de Haan. Conditional draft picks are also involved.

The Rangers are four points out of a playoff spot and did not want to let pending unrestricted free agents walk for nothing.

The Hurricanes took a 1-0 lead on Jordan Martinook's 11th goal in the first period. Jalen Chatfield (Ypsilanti) dumped the puck into the zone and stripped it from Seider. Chatfield found Martinook skating in the zone and Martinook beat goaltender Alex Lyon with a backhander at 18:59.

Mikko Rantanen's stint with the Carolina Hurricanes started off rocky, and fans in Raleigh had salt rubbed in the wound as Martin Necas issued a blunt admission about playing alongside Nathan MacKinnon with the Colorado Avalanche.