Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen delivered a spirited message while speaking to reporters on Monday after registering three points during Colorado’s dramatic comeback win against the Flames.
Rantanen admitted that he’d been given a motivational boost from a rather unusual source, telling reporters that he was fueled by some critical comments made by the father of one of his Finnish teammates.
“It feels go. And there’s actually one thing where I got a lot of extra energy. One of our Finnish NHL player’s dad’s was was talking sh– about me in the media, that I didn’t train last summer like I used to do, and he was just making things up. So, I think that [performance] was for him. If you talk sh– it’s going to come back at you,” said Rantanen.
