Following a 6-5 win over the Calgary Flames last night in which Rantanen broke out of an offensive slump with a goal and two assists, he took the microphone to respond to the father of Artturi Lehkonen, who said in a recent podcast that Rantanen didn't train as hard this summer as he usually does.
Ismo Lehkonen is a former pro hockey player, current coach, and often appears on podcasts and other media in Finland to talk hockey. It appear his comments on Rantanen struck a chord.
As for Artturi Lehkonen, he is still recovering from injury and is believed to be still 6 to 8 weeks away from skating again. It must be awkward for him to be caught in the middle of all this. I sense an interesting conversation involving the three parties happening soon.
POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 12 | 66 ANSWERS Mikko Rantanen Furious After Teammate's Father Takes Shots at Him Should Lehkonen's dad be making public comments like this? | ||
No | 26 | 39.4 % |
Yes | 20 | 30.3 % |
Not sure | 20 | 30.3 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jake Debrusk | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Anton Lundell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tomas Tatar | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jack Eichel | - | 2 | 2 | |
Brandon Hagel | - | 2 | 2 | |
Noah Hanifin | - | 2 | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |