The Mikko Rantanen trade rumors won’t go away. It’s been almost six weeks since the Avalanche shocked the hockey world by shipping Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in a deal involving Martin Necas and Jack Drury.
Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal as a Dallas Star on Saturday night in his debut. MIKKO RANTANEN SCORES HIS FIRST GOAL AS A DALLAS STAR 🤩🤩🤩🤩 #TexasHockey (via @victoryplustv) pic.twitter.com/oEGNS935DO
By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO Mikko Rantanen is heading back to the Western Conference. The Dallas Stars paid a big price to acquire the prolific playoff performer from the Carolina Hurricanes
With a likely Stars-Avalanche first round in the cards, GMs Jill Nill and Chris MacFarland spoke to The Athletic about their deadline moves.
Mikko Rantanen is on the verge of leaving the Carolina Hurricanes as the franchise completes a trade with a Western Conference contender. Rantanen's next destination looks like it'd be Dallas as the Stars are closing in on a trade for the Canes forward, as reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.