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Mikko Rantanen, the stars could be without a key teammate during the Stanley Cup playoffs, HC Pete Deboer announced

Mikko Rantanen, the stars could be without a key teammate during the Stanley Cup playoffs, HC Pete Deboer announced

He Dallas stars They are looking to finish their loss streak after consecutive defeats to Winnipeg’s already Colorado Avalanche jets. With one eye in the NHL regular season and another in the Stanley Cup playoffs, Mikko Rantanen And the rest of the team received news as a chief coach Pete I must He provided an update of injuries about one of the most important names of the team.

Dallas You are looking to pass the page after a series of deflated losses against divisional opponents. However, his season is still on his way and except for a disaster, the stars will be a playoff team and One of the greatest contestants at the West Conference.

However, as the team prepares for the end of the regular season, and the next postseason, the coach had issued a blunt statement to the list, indicating a star partner from Mikko Rantanen The postseason could be lostor at least the opening round.

“Pete must say that there is a real possibility Dallas could have to play a first round series without Miro Heiskanen,The Radio de las Estrellas Analyst Bruce Levine declared in his X account.

Miro Heiskanen #4 of Dallas's stars plays the avalanche in Colorado in the first period in Ball Arena on January 18, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

Miro Heiskanen #4 of Dallas’s stars plays the avalanche in Colorado in the first period in Ball Arena on January 18, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

Heiskanen injury

The 25 -year -old Finnish defense has been set aside since January 28, when he crashed with the captain of Vegas Golden Knights, Mark Stone, suffering a knee injury that required surgery. Although Heiskanen has progressed a lot, it may not be enough for him to be in the alignment during the first round of the playoffs.

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With the imminent postseason, there are growing rumors around potential first round clashes in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Due to the NHL wildcard system, Many clashes tend to be recurringsince the teams of the same division often face family enemies year after year.

Colorado and Dallas are in a tendency towards a confrontation of first roundestablishing a rematch of the clash of the second round of last year, in which the franchise continued in the Star Star state. Therefore, everything points to a meeting between Rantanen and his former teammates in Colorado.

Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Avalancha de Colorado plays the Florida Panthers in the third period in Ball Arena on January 6, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Avalancha de Colorado plays the Florida Panthers in the third period in Ball Arena on January 6, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

However, that is being advanced too much on the horizon for both parties. At the moment, the main approach in Dallas is to return to the Win column, and hopefully recover Miro Heiskanen healthy and available for The playoffs.