As we creep up on the NHL trade deadline on March 7 more than a few star players are looking to the future for lucrative contract extensions or lest

Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen has been one of the top-scoring players in the NHL over the past several seasons. His contract is set to expire this summer, making him arguably the top pending UFA in the league. Colorado has been trying to re-sign him but to this point, obviously no deal has been reached yet.

Mikko Rantanen's future with the Colorado Avalanche is uncertain as contract negotiations stall. The star forward could be traded before the deadline.

Give Moose his juice. Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player.

While everyone is talking about Mitch Marner and John Tavares with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the other member of the “Big Three” free agents this summer is Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche.  Like the others listed above,

The Colorado Avalanche have found themselves in the middle of some abnormal rumors as one of their key superstars has appeared as a top trade candidate in the N

The Colorado Avalanche and Mikko Rantanen are at an impasse in contract negotiations, as the star winger’s demands diverge substantially from the team’s maximum offer. Rantanen, playing in the final season of a six-year, $55.5 million deal while carrying a $9.25 million cap hit, is set to enter unrestricted free agency in July.

The Avalanche and Sabres must look at their options with pending UFAs Mikko Rantanen and Jason Zucker, while the Blackhawks' Seth Jones is reportedly gaining interest.

The Oilers come into a much-anticipated matchup on a hot streak. Connor McDavid. Nathan MacKinnon. Leon Draisaitl. Mikko Rantanen.

The Colorado Avalanche and superstar winger Mikko Rantanen are at an impasse in contract extension negotiations, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported on Thursday's Amazon "Coast to Coast" broadcast.

Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, Denver in back-to-back games after playing the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.

A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.