If the Colorado Avalanche are looking to keep star player Mikko Rantanen, it seems the team will have to up it's offer. TSN Insider Pierre LeBrun has given an update on contract negotiation between the two sides, and he believes there's still a ton of work to be done.
Mikko Rantanen has just this season left on his current deal with the Colorado Avalanche at the current rate of $9.25 million per season. Rantanen will be getting a big raise, whether it's with the Avs or he waits until free agency to sign elsewhere. Colorado will need to loosen the purse string to ensure they don't lose him.
In his report, Pierre LeBrun said the Colorado Avalanche may see captain Nathan MacKinnon's $12.6 million AAV as an internal cap, meaning no player will be paid higher than that. That, of course, all depends on whether they really want to keep Rantanen, and what he's willing to sign for.