The pressure is on as the Kings still await their first playoff series victory in Blake’s tenure, but would they deal young defenseman Brandt Clarke?

It was just over a month ago that Mikko Rantanen was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes in a stunner of a trade that sent Martin Necas and Jack Drury to the Colorado Avalanche. But the free-agent-to-be has quite the decision to make: will the Finnish star sign with the Hurricanes long-term?

The Maple Leafs, Stars, and Kings are three teams expressing high levels of interest in star right-winger Mikko Rantanen, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman writes.