{"id":59461,"date":"2019-10-23T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T18:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=59461"},"modified":"2019-10-23T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T18:41:58","slug":"colorado-avalanche-mikko-rantanen-week-to-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/10\/23\/colorado-avalanche-mikko-rantanen-week-to-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen Week to Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rantami01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikko Rantanen<\/a><\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> suffered an injury Monday night against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Blues<\/a>. Rantanen appeared to catch his skate on a blemish in the ice, which turned his leg an awkward direction and sent him tumbling. Elliotte Friedman was among the many to post a clip of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1186452421624631296?s=20<\/p>\n<p>Today, coach Jared Bednar gave more information on the injury, calling it week-to-week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bednar: Mikko Rantanen he&#39;s week-to-week with a lower body. &quot;Should know more early next week.&quot;  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Avs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Avs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoAvsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoAvsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Keeler (@SeanKeeler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanKeeler\/status\/1187071619895685120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bednar doesn&#39;t think Rantanen it&#39;s a &#39;4-to-6-week&#39; thing, which is a &#39;positive for me.&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Avs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Avs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoAvsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoAvsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Keeler (@SeanKeeler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanKeeler\/status\/1187072138047438849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Mikko Rantanen Out<\/h2>\n<p>Rantanen was having an excellent start to the season. The 23-year-old had five goals and 11 points in eight games. His 21.7 shooting percentage was unsustainable but it was still exciting from a player whose scoring has increased every year since entering the league. His place next to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackina01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/landega01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Landeskog<\/a><\/strong> formed one of the NHL&#8217;s most dangerous lines. Any extended injury puts a damper on Colorado&#8217;s blazing-hot 7-1-1 start.<\/p>\n<p>An absence immediately puts an increased burden on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/burakan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Burakovsky<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/donskjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joonas Donskoi<\/a><\/strong> to produce more from the wing. The two offseason acquisitions have a combined seven goals and 14 points through Colorado&#8217;s first nine games but more is needed. The team will also need young skaters <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jostty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyson Jost<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/comphj.01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Compher<\/a><\/strong> to take that next step. Compher has four points while Jost electrified with a hat trick against the Florida Panthers. A major injury will test Colorado&#8217;s forward depth early.<\/p>\n<p>The Avalanche also have plenty of depth to experiment. Jost moving up could give <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kamenvl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vladislav Kamenev<\/a><\/strong> the chance he needs to play on the top-nine and prove his health can hold up. Colorado could choose to promote top AHL wing prospect <strong>Martin Kaut\u00a0<\/strong>despite a slow start in Loveland.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the team has plenty of farm depth and cap space to chase a wing on the trade market. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/puljuje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesse Puljujarvi<\/a><\/strong> wants the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> to trade him while <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a><\/strong> has not yet signed an extension with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils<\/a>. Colorado does not need to trade right now but Rantanen&#8217;s potential injury could produce strange ripple effects.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"KdY512WGTOpodcbK8ze8bw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1180343467\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KdY512WGTOpodcbK8ze8bw',sig:'96BHYNiTdB0c2rNhygxV1f14Gvmq5Fw7S_n2hAg7V6E=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1180343467',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche suffered an injury Monday night against the St. Louis Blues. Rantanen appeared to catch his skate on a blemish in the ice, which turned his leg an awkward direction and sent him tumbling. Elliotte Friedman was among the many to post a clip of the incident. https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1186452421624631296?s=20 Today, coach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3127,"featured_media":59507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,34],"tags":[1892,36,2015,212,1643,3263,301,194,1076,2428],"class_list":["post-59461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avalanche","category-news","tag-andre-burakovsky","tag-colorado-avalanche","tag-j-t-compher","tag-jesse-puljujarvi","tag-joonas-donskoi","tag-martin-kaut","tag-mikko-rantanen","tag-taylor-hall","tag-tyson-jost","tag-vladislav-kamenev"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}