The Avalanche’s leading scorer isn’t on Twitter, so if the Avs add another scorer to help him out, he won’t be the first to know. Or the second, or third, or 500th, probably.
“Sometimes (trades) pop into the news, probably a little bit later than on Twitter,” Mikko Rantanen said. “Or I hear from other guys on the team.”
Still, he admits, NHL trade deadline week can a fun time of year even for those who don’t sit around refreshing their phones.
“I’ve got to say,” Rantanen said, “it’s a little bit exciting.”
Wednesday was a quintessential example of the whirlwind.