The Mikko Rantanen trade on Friday, Jan. 24, 2024, was one of the biggest trades we have seen in a very long time. As news trickled in individually about who wasn’t involved in the trade, picks, and conditions,
Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky is explaining his reasons for pushing for Mikko Rantanen, in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche. Carolina engaged in a trade with the Avalanche, as well as Chicago on Friday. The end result is that Rantanen is now a Hurricane.
The Avalanche began the process of moving on with its first win since the deal Sunday afternoon against the Rangers. Drury scored a goal. Necas was dynamic, collecting two assists and hitting both the crossbar and post with shots while playing in Rantanen’s old spot next to MacKinnon.
NHL general managers indicated that the Carolina Hurricanes' trade for Mikko Rantanen won't change their deadline approach.
The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the New York Rangers (24-21-4) tonight in the second game of the Mikko Rantanen/Taylor Hall era. Carolina is coming off of a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday,
The Colorado Avalanche ended a three-game losing streak Sunday by beating a white-hot New York Rangers team by a 5-4 score. It was the Avs' first win after their blockbuster trade that sent star right winger Mikko Rantanen to Carolina and brought in forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury from the Hurricanes,
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New-Look Hurricanes Blank Rangers 4-0
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers by a score of 4-0. Fueled by a 22-save shutout from Freddie Andersen and a three-point night from Andrei Svechnikov, the Hurricanes withstood a huge second-period push from the Rangers and got the win.
The trade that saw the superstar dealt to Carolina sent shockwaves through the league and up and down the Colorado franchise.
The New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning swapped two forwards on the trade market a day after the blockbuster deal involving Mikko Rantanen. Yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche made a massive trade with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Chicago Blackhawks.
Rantanen, who has accumulated 92, 105 and 104 points in his past three seasons with the Avs, is on pace for his finest Finnish finale of 111. The Hurricanes are euphoric over the acquisition and believe they can capture the chalice for the first (and only) season since 2006. The Avalanche are destined to not win their fourth NHL championship.