<p>Should fans of the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/dallas-stars/line-combinations">Dallas Stars</a> be concerned about Mikko Rantanen’s slow start in the Lone Star State?</p>



<p>Since being acquired from the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations">Carolina Hurricanes</a> ahead of this year’s trade deadline, and subsequently signed to an eight-year, $12-million per year deal, Rantanen has scored twice and added three assists through eight appearances with Dallas, far off the 64-point showing he had through 49 games with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations">Colorado Avalanche</a> earlier this season, as well as the back-to-back 100-plus point campaigns he had entering 2024-25. To note, prior to his arrival in Dallas, Rantanen registered two goals and four assists for six points in 13 games with the Hurricanes.</p>



<p>On Wednesday’s episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnmEXubvsok">Daily Faceoff LIVE</a>, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk chatted about whether the Stars should be concerned about their shiny acquisition or whether it’s too soon to panic.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="138"></div>



<p><strong>Tyler Yaremchuk:</strong>&nbsp;A couple of trade deadline acquisitions that maybe aren’t fitting in as well as their new teams were hoping that they would. I am going to give you a question and on a scale of one to 10, you can give an answer, with one being, ‘Tyler, don’t even talk about it because it’s not a big deal’ and 10 being, ‘Nope, let’s sound some alarm bells here.’ Let’s start with Rantanen in Dallas. He has five points in eight games, but no five-on-five goals, just an empty netter and a powerplay goal. Are you at all concerned about how Rantanen is fitting in with another new team this year?</p>



<p><strong>Frank Seravalli:</strong>&nbsp;This is a one and ‘don’t talk to me about it again’. Look, he’s signed for the next eight years, so nine playoff runs. Even if it is a problem – even if it is – it can’t be a problem.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="153"></div>



<p>You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode here:</p>



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