In last night’s rendition of ’Saturday Headlines’ with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the NHL insider provided an important update on the ongoing extension negotiations between the Carolina Hurricanes and Mikko Rantanen.
Friedman shared that the Hurricanes’ front office met with Rantanen’s representatives during the 4 Nations Face-Off break to discuss where both sides were on a potential extension. Carolina has put a firm offer on the table and Friedman believes the salary is in the nine figures. Rantanen would become the eighth player in NHL history to sign a deal worth more than $100MM joining Alex Ovechkin, Leon Draisaitl, Shea Weber, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, and Ilya Kovalchuk.
However,…