elite forward Mikko Rantanen was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury as part of a three-team deal including the Chicago Blackhawks. Head coach Jared Bednar ...

Awesome," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said on Altitude ... "We're going to miss Mikko, as a person (and) as a player." Hindsight says Rantanen was the obvious pick for the Avalanche at 10th ...

Mikko Rantanen, three days removed from one of ... MacFarland and coach Jared Bednar were in the room when Rantanen arrived, and they all talked for 10 or 15 minutes. The player didn’t delve ...

Sad to see Mikko Rantanen go but at least the Avalanche ... and one clear change is Jared Bednar has four centers, and four lines, that he can trust now. That likely raises the floor, but there ...

Jared Bednar has been known to rely heavily ... Two, the Avalanche's big trade that sent Mikko Rantanen to Carolina Friday brought in additional depth. Martin Necas has stepped in and fit in ...

The Avalanche play a big four-point game tonight. Will they be able to build on Thursday’s win? The Red Wings lost, and Dylan Larkin was called out. Also, are the Islanders still moving on from Brock ...

DENVER (AP) — Jared Bednar had a blunt ... Bednar's praiseworthy list was the penalty-kill unit, which weathered Mikko Rantanen's interference call early in OT. “That’s the thing ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — Mikko Rantanen skated to center ice at UBS ... Nathan MacKinnon said it was shocking and sad. Jared Bednar called it a hard day. When Rantanen spoke shortly after his first ...