Sometimes, obvious talent aside, you’d rather have a Markko Jankinen that wants to be here than a Mikko Rantanen that doesn’t. Never miss a Luke DeCock column. Sign up at www.newsobserver.com ...

Imagn Images Mikko Rantanen was ... The Hurricanes gave up a premium talent with another year on a team-friendly contract in Martin Necas to acquire Rantanen, got 13 measly games out of him ...

Mikko Rantanen has had a roller-coaster ... the Stars are not lacking for talent up front. So, Rantanen doesn’t have to do the majority of the heavy lifting for this Dallas team.

EDMONTON --Mikko Rantanen ... “He’s got his fellow Finnish mafia, we have the 4 Nations Finnish team on this team, so he’s got those boys too.” With Rantanen in the mix, the Stars ...

Advertisement Dom Luszczyszyn: The Mikko Rantanen trade ... The Stars got Rantanen. They got the best player in the deal, a player with 100-point talent who can drive play. He may not have put ...

A moose is a creature of thunder and beauty. The “Moose” is a creator of wonder and mystery. Mikko Rantanen returned to Ball Arena with no one completely sure why he left. Regardless of Texas ...