The agent for unsigned Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen told a Canadian radio station on Wednesday that “we’re not close” in contract negotiations with the franchise.
Rantanen remains out of the country, according to an interview with Europe’s MTV Sports from the same day, and is training in Bern, Switzerland.
The European report said the 22-year-old was in Norway last week and flew to Bern to meet fellow Finish restricted free agent Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets.
“It’s where you get the best workout,” Rantanen told MTV Sports about SC Bern, the top team in the Swiss National League.