The Carolina Hurricanes acquired forward Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and forward Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks in a blockbuster three-team trade Friday.
Colorado acquired forwards Jack Drury and Martin Necas, along with a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from Carolina, and forward Nils Juntorp from Chicago, which acquired a third-round pick in the 2025 Draft from Carolina. Chicago will also retain 50 percent of Rantanen’s $9.25 million salary.
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This trade left me absolutely baffled. This shows how badly the hawks wanted hall gone…
Interesting trade by the avs
It's officially the end of an era for the Colorado Avalanche. They just got rid of Mikko Rantanen. Damn
Big blockbuster trade and miller is still on the canucks. Are there more big trades to come?
sucks to be an avs fan today
As a canes fan I feel bad for what necas is gonna go through in Colorado
People don't realize what necas could do playing with mackinnon. The guy has been stuck playing with 3rd liners in Carolina because of the way the coach decides to roll his lines
Can somebody explain to me how Chicago benefits from this aside from clearing a bit of cap space
Man. Rantanen is just such an Iconic name on the Avs for me.
…………….im very sad now.. first i sold my car and watched it get driven away (tha car meant so much to me) and now this… what a horrible day.
Sucks to be a canes fan
Gonna hate not seeing Mikko on the team again. One hell of a first line, Mac, Moose, JD, Makar, Tazer, and of course holy Mackenzie.
Gonna miss you necas 😢 MR. OT
Rantanen about to be the best player on the Canes instead of the 3rd best player on the Avs. Excited for him to step up, he was always killer when Mack was out of the lineup, this is a huge opportunity for him to show everyone what kind of superstar he is stepping out of the shadow of Mack n Mak and hopefully leading Canes to the SCF. I'm so sad to see him go, one of my all-time favorite Avs, he's such a unique player. Huge body, great hands, great shot, but an even better playmaker.
As an Avs fan, hopefully Necas is a great fit with MacKinnon on those fast wheels of his. I'm honestly shocked the Avs let Rants go, his chemistry with MacKinnon was next level.
Rantanen Go To Canes
Moose isn’t anything without mackinnon. The empty net bandit.
It's A Set Up Trade
Let’s gooooo canes – will miss Necas tho
Sad just because Necas is my favorite player
😞
Definitely going to miss seeing the Moose in an Avs sweater, I hope he does well, sad to see him go…
Can’t believe Miko is gone. How lucky we were to watch this guy play over the years. Tough pill to swallow.
Rantanen obviously was too expensive for the Avs to re-sign, and obviously he has a lot higher value trading right now than in the off-season. But I am kinda surprised they didn't ride out the year with him, since with their goaltending situation drastically improved I think they are legit cup contenders
Still pretty surreal that we traded Mikko. Going to miss him. Wish him the best. Excited to see what Necas brings with his speed and skill.
So the Canes pick up Rantanen and Hall? Sounds like they're going all in as buyers this year. What that means for next season? Anybody's guess.
Just wait. Necas will be the greatest player for a week and be a ghost rest of the season
As excited I am to have rantanen, I am also so sad about losing Necas. Just one of the personal favs.
As excited I am to have rantanen, I am also so sad about losing Necas. Just one of the personal favs.
Necas goals look sweet asf
It makes no sense to let Mikko go we gonna miss you. If you don’t like there COME BACK!
RIP to Mack and Rantenan duo💸😢
Necas was having his best season in Carolina and they swept him like that. Necas is a technical player and needs to have like-minded players around him. He'll have a tough time in Colorado. Hopefully this doesn't ruin his career. 🙁
:/
Jeez Colorado will have MacKinnon, Makar and Nečas on ice in OT… well good luck
Now watch Necas absolutely fly next to MacKinnon, fastest line in the NHL rn and its not even close.
People sleeping on Necas are absolutely crazy. Necas is 8 points short of Rantanen with less ice time and he did not play with MacKinnon and Makar. Let him fill Rantanen's shoes and he's going to pop off. On the other hand let's watch Rantanen do the same with Canes… I doubt he's going to keep the pace in there.
Wow great games
Necas is scary fast and smooth. I'm not so sure I would be giving up on the season that quick for the Avs. They also gain some salary cap space to make another trade now.
All my Avs jerseys have 96 on the back. I can’t believe it 🤯
Man I'm gonna miss the Moose 🫎😭
Guys tbh, Necas gonna be crazy with Mackinnon. They will become one of the BEST duo in the league. At least semifinale in playoff. Mark my words🏒🇨🇿
Neci bomb is about to explode
Please, Avs people, take a good care of Nečas, you're gonna love him 🥺 And don't worry, Mikko is also in good hands, alongside Aho they will have fun too 😎
Hope necas can keep it steady from season to season.
It's just funny to think rantanen wanted yhe amount that draisaitl got I mean sure he's great but not 14,9m great. More like 11-12
Necas and Mac is going to be filthy
Rantanen is a beast and phenom but the problem is he tends to get lazy and disappears often. If he was consistent, he'd be on the same level as Draisaitl. I never knew Rantanen was actually a loud mouth and always thought he was a cool and calm guy like most Finnish players are….or maybe that's Swedes.
Necas on the other hand looks like a poor mans Jagr. He has the high flying ability and agility to razzle and dazzle even like Mogilny…..but maybe he ends up more like Elias or even less like a Hertl. Rantanen is the better player overall but man he will frustrate you because he seems to be wasting such talent and size he has but doesn't show up many nights.