With the NHL Trade Deadline closing in, the contract talks and trade status of superstar forward Mikko Rantanen have taken center stage. Will they move him? Even after Rantanen reportedly shut down contract negotiations,

With the trade deadline just a day away, Mikko Rantanen has informed the Carolina Hurricanes of his intentions with a contract offer on the table. With the NHL's trade deadline just a day away, all eyes are on Mikko Rantanen as the Carolina Hurricanes explore all options for the elite forward.

Christopher Hennessy is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints, with additional expertise in the NHL and golf. He graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022, and he has work experience at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders reporter.