The Hurricanes wasted no time making their major cup-chasing move. Despite the NHL Trade deadline being over a month away, Carolina added the most-significant firepower imaginable by acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche in a complicated three-way trade involving the Chicago Blackhawks.
This trade marks the No. 6 points scorer in the entire NHL landing on a team trying to make inroads in the league’s toughest division. With 64 points in 49 games, and 100+ points in each of the last two years, Rantanen is unquestionably one of the best players in the league.
There are a lot of moving parts to this deal, but as it stands
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