With Mitch Marner’s contract situation unresolved, the Toronto Maple Leafs may have a contingency plan in place. According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the Leafs are considering targeting Mikko Rantanen as a potential Marner replacement if the winger leaves in free agency.

The Mikko Rantanen experiment hasn't worked with the Carolina Hurricanes, and he could be on the move again before the trade deadline.

Mikko Rantanen to Toronto? It's a possibility according to NHL Analysts Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Gord Stellick, but what exactly is it going to cost to do so?

It's been over a month since the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche in a blockbuster three-team deal involving the Chicago Blackhawks. Nevertheless, it's rumored the 28-year-old right winger could be peddled before the March 7 NHL trade deadline.

The Hurricanes are not reportedly shopping Mikko Rantanen on the trade market with less than two weeks left until the deadline.

Now the $100 million, it makes sense, because if you look at seven times 14, which you would think he’d be, the most he could get as an unrestricted free agent is 98 (million). So it makes a lot of sense for the Hurricanes to make sure they’re above that.

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With the March 7 trade deadline less than two weeks away, Carolina has to decide whether to keep Rantanen for a Stanley Cup run risking losing him next summer if he doesn't extend his contract, or flip him for assets now to avoid that potential worst-case scenario as it happened to the franchise last summer.

A Sportsnet report Saturday night indicated that Carolina Hurricanes right winger, Mikko Rantanen, was considering a massive contract extension offer from the team – specifically, a financial amount that was “into the nine digits”.

The Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly could be a team in play to acquire Mikko Rantanen if the Carolina Hurricanes decide to move him.