Chris MacFarland did the latter Friday night. The Avalanche did not want to trade Mikko Rantanen. No one ever wants to trade a 50-goal scorer. That's why trades of this magnitude rarely occur.

The trade sending Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes is still the talk of the hockey world. Nobody actually thought the 10-year career-long member of the Colorado Avalanche would leave his ...

Now that Matthews appears to have moved past the worst of his injury woes, what can we expect from arguably the best goal-scorer on ... deadline to fill needs. Mikko Rantanen, J.T. Miller ...

First, the details if you somehow missed them: Trade official: Colorado trades Mikko Rantanen to Chicago in return for UDC Nils Juntorp Chicago trades Mikko Rantanen (50% retained) and Taylor Hall ...

On Friday evening, the Colorado Avalanche acquired Martin Nečas, Jack Drury, and picks from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Taylor Hall and Mikko Rantanen at 50% retention. Retaining ...

Plus the Panthers’ declining rush game, extreme special teams in Vegas and a couple of goalies who are deserving of some ...

Mikko Rantanen has been a member of the Carolina ... "We're going to have to try and replace him in the aggregate; 50-goal scorers don't grow on trees," he said. But what if he could be replaced?

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal with Carolina, helping the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night. Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin also scored for ...