Friday's blockbuster between Colorado State and Carolina served one coincidental purpose for the NHL. And that was changing the focus of the week hosting Scandalous, even by league standards.
Let's wait for Mikko Rantanen to evaluate the contract, an impending free agent whose camp has been known for several months. Off the line Nathan MacKinnon connects with Sebastian Aho, while Martin Necas joins No. 29, abandoning Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
There were other parts, including Chicago GM Kyle Davidson. Kyle Davidson cleverly committed to an advancing tank or used the final holding spot to commit a fireable offense. for a trade while pitching for Pittance on a third return at Taylor Hall.
Rantanen is a major player and producer, but he has been with MacKinnon on 73% of 5-on-5 ice since joining the league in 2015-16. Finn's fellow idiots are elite, but none other than Connor McDavid, so he doesn't come close to McKinnon.
