Look, there's nothing that I'd rather do than do a freaking jig on the graves of the Colorado Avalanche. The Cha Cha Slide, a Moonwalk, and maybe even the Marcus Foligno-centric "Hot To Go" parody Nordy does on the Xcel Energy Center's Jumbotron.

Nonetheless, you can expect the Wild to take advantage of this rising salary cap and be active in the FA market. But the main focus come July 1 will always be to extend Kirill Kaprizov and with the cap hit going to $104 million when Kaprizov's deal starts, one can expect Kaprizov's next contract to start with a minimum of $14 million.

Over the weekend, the Colorado Avalanche dealt Mikko Rantanen and address just one of the team's many problems.

Rantanen scored his 26th goal of the season in Thursday's 3-2 win over Chicago.

Rumors link Rantanen to the Oilers, but is it realistic? Cap space, his new team, and market value say otherwise. Here's why fans shouldn’t get their hopes up.

Facing the prospect of Colorado’s star winger Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to deal him away and bolster the Avalanche’s roster for the future.

The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team trade.

There was one thing Mikko Rantanen needed after he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes: his number. Jack Roslovic had the No. 96 for Carolina before Rantanen was acquired in a blockbuster three-team trade last week that also involved the Chicago Blackhawks.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night. The 40-year-old Fleury, from Sorel-Tracy about 50 miles northeast of Montreal,

The word “blockbuster” gets thrown around a little too often in today’s NHL, often for trades unworthy of the term, in the same way that anything might feel like a five-star meal to a starving man. But the deal that dropped on Friday night? That one deserves the title, no questions asked.

The Hurricanes, in their history, have never traded for an in-his-prime superstar like Mikko Rantanen. This changes everything.

The league told teams Friday that the cap will increase to $95.5 million in 2025-26, $104 million in 2026-27 and $113.5 million in 2027-28.