Rantanen and Stars coach Pete DeBoer offered some thoughts ahead of the forward’s Dallas debut Saturday night.
Mikael Granlund scored his first goal for the Stars and Dallas beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday night.
Rantanen is tied for 10th in the NHL in points this season (70) and is fourth over the past five seasons (437 in 351 games).
Dallas Stars' Mikael Granlund (64) and Mikko Rantanen (96) celebrate Granlund's goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British ...
Granlund put up an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.