Mikko Rantanen News & Stories

JFresh breaks down the top-30 wingers ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season.

Scoring in the NHL could drop below 6 goals a game this season. That's not good for business.

The Dallas Stars just fired one of the most successful coaches in the league. Maybe they had to, but that doesn't mean the next guy will be better.

The Hurricanes have a roster problem, and the wherewithal to fix it. Whether they actually can is a different question.

The Stars are out, and what comes next might be even harder for fans to swallow.

The Hurricanes roster apparently isn't good enough to hang with a team that plays "the same way but better." Can they fix that for next year?

JFresh previews the Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers.

Holland's first press conference as Kings GM revealed a lot about what he thinks his job is.

You'll never guess what went wrong in Game 3. ... Oh, you guessed very easily? Hmm. Seems like that's its own problem.

The Dallas Stars took a big risk trading for and immediately re-signing Mikko Rantanen. It's already paying off, big time.

JFresh previews the Stars vs. Jets second round playoff series.

Lots to think about in Colorado. Or maybe not.

Game 1 didn't go so well. Can anything change for Game 2 tonight?

JFresh previews the Round 1 series between the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes.

JFresh breaks down one of the most intriguing first round matchups, the battle between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche.

It would be at least kinda cool if any team won the Stanley Cup, but let's be honest: Some outcomes would be cooler than others.

As the final hours tick off ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, Cam Robinson shares what he's hearing.

The NHL Trade Deadline is one week away. Cam Robinson shares what he's hearing ahead of what should be a busy week of action.

Our promise to you: No pre-deadline trade, no matter how big or small, will be graded.

The word "blockbuster" gets thrown around a lot in the NHL these days, but this is an honest-to-god capital-B Blockbuster.

Some guys are having a blast to start the season. Some teams are very much not.

JFresh ranks the 20 best right wingers going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

Goal-scoring is on the rise, so how many 40-goal scorers can we expect to see in the 2024-25 NHL season?

The tale of the tape for the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche's second-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The tale of the tape for the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Sure, it may seem easy to simply select the best players in a playoff pool, but Michael Clifford is here to helo direct you so you're left holding the title instead of the bag come June.

JFresh continues his series looking at the top player in the NHL, today focusing on the right wings.

JFresh previews the Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken's first-round series in the 2023 NHL Playoffs.

The Rookie Midterms series continues with a look at Juraj Slafkovský's first season -- the promise and the unrealized potential of it all.

JFresh takes a deeper look at some of the week's top performances, including Mika Zibanejad, Roope Hintz, and Kaiden Guhle

JFresh ranks and analyzes the NHL's top 20 right wings entering the 2022-23 season.

Three games into the Stanley Cup Final the Avs have a decision to make about which goalie to roll with after a 6-2 loss in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Abbey Mastracco looks at the key storylines moving forward in the series.

JFresh breaks down the clash of the titans in the Stanley Cup Final using stats gathered by TopDownHockey and AllThreeZones.

Elite Prospects analytics columnist JFresh previews the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators Western Conference quarterfinals playoff series.

Jack Eichel went full-heel in Buffalo. There's drama in the Western Conference Wild Card race. And the goals... there are so many of them! These are the 3 Stars for this week of NHL action.

Even at 37-years-old, Patrice Bergeron is still the gold standard for two-way play in the NHL. EP Rinkside lead analyst Dimitri Filipovic looks at his stunning two-way play, and what that means for Bruins at the trade deadline.

EP Rinkside's resident Fantasy Hockey expert Cam Robinson is looking way into the future, ranking the 50 best players for the 2026-27 season. This is a must-read resource for anyone in a keeper league.

JFresh ranks the 20 best right wingers in the NHL going into the 2021-22 season.

The Colorado Avalanche lost in the second round for the second straight year, this time to the Vegas Golden Knights. Now they face a new challenge this off-season as they try to retain their top talents for another run next year.

It feels like we've been waiting years for this series. The Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights are meeting up in a clash of the titans style second-round showdown, and JFresh sets the stage for that match with this preview.

There were some notable performances by players on the ice, but what an official got caught saying into a hot mic stole the show. Dimitri Filipovic investigates in Tuesday night's 3 Stars.

With players in and out of the lineup, the Avs' defence has been put to the test -- and they've passed with flying colours.

JFresh takes an early look at what Team Finland might look like if the NHL returns to the Olympics for the 2022 games.

Friday night was full of action from Travis Konecny's hat trick to the Colorado Avalanche's onslaught of the St. Louis Blues.

The Colorado Avalanche must be the envy of many a general manager. Not only have they unearthed their core through the draft and careful maneuvering elsewhere. They’ve locked many of...

“When you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom… That’s when you got to dig a little deeper. In the end, it’s always worth it”. The words are Buffalo Sabres goalkeeper...

Sophomore slumps are common in sports. How many times do we see rookies get hot and then have an off-year? It happens. But with a certain Carolina Hurricanes star, Andrei...

The statistical rule-of-thumb in hockey is that the playoff picture at American Thanksgiving should hold through the end of the regular season. Well, usually. Last season, of course, the St....