Panickin' on Rantanen?

[bvandyk]

Wondering how much concern there is about Rantanen's deployment. Since return from injury he has been fairly underwhelming, and much of it is due to change in deployment. Now on PP2.
I'm pretty firmly in a playoff spot, so trying to prepare for playoffs by making some moves (including picking up Byfuglien to see if he'll pan out by March) and wondering if anyone is looking to shop Rantanen, or if holding is the better bet, assuming the lines will reunite him with MacKinnon and he'll start producing more again?
Terevainen would be a target of mine. Not sure I'd need to offer Rantanen, but if I did I might be able to make it a 2 for 2 and get a quality second player back (maybe Gio) while shipping another of mine (Werenski or Pionk).

[lucafen4]

He's still averaging over a pt/gm (1.01/gm) ... players all have ups and downs. Be patient. he'll return to form.
I would not offer Rantanen for TT...

[Sawch]

Hold Rantanen

[bvandyk]

Thanks folks. Where would I be without the forum.

[ericdaoust]

It's just a slump. No need to overreact. Over the past three years he is proven as a point per game or better. That is outstanding.