On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes made a blockbuster move, sending center Martin Nečas to the Colorado Avalanche. After details of the trade started leaking, a report from Rick Dhaliwal of "Donnie and Dhali" indicated that the Vancouver Canucks called the Hurricanes to see if a Nečas deal was possible.

Across 411 games with the Hurricanes, Necas had 113 goals and 298 points. He led the team in scoring in 2022-23 and was on pace to do it again this year. His skillset was even more impressive to watch in overtime,

Six weeks before the March 7 trade deadline and Mikko Rantanen is a Carolina Hurricane. So is Taylor Hall. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes sent off Martin Nečas, Jack Drury, a 2025 second-round pick ...

Mikko Rantanen, who played parts of ten seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, is joining the Carolina Hurricanes, the team

In a blockbuster NHL trade, the Colorado Avalanche have sent Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Martin Necas. Taylor Hall will also be going from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Hurricanes as part of the three-way deal.

The #NYR have the distinction of allowing the first post-trade point to everyone in the Mikko Rantanen blockbuster. Rantanen and Taylor Hall each have assists tonight, their first points as Hurricanes. Jack Drury scored against NY on Sunday, and Martin Nečas had two assists.

After a subpar previous week, the Carolina Hurricanes started a hot streak, going 3-0-1 with a flurry of offense showing on the ice.The Hurricanes' week started with a 4-3 comeback

After dropping their second straight game, the Rangers have little room for error at this point in the season.

This is not the first time that the Canucks and Hurricanes have discussed a potential trade involving Nečas. Last season ... just a few days later. With Carolina acquiring both Mikko Rantanen ...

The Mikko Rantanen trade had one big loser: The Rangers. The New York Rangers has a rough night on Tuesday. Not only did the team fall further back in the Metropolitan Division standings with a 4-0 loss to the Hurricanes at home, but they also helped validate every part of the blockbuster Mikko Rantanen trade.

The massive, three-team trade sending Mikko Rantanen to Carolina could have been very different. Both J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson were in rumours involving the Hurricanes leading up to this week.