The Dallas Stars just made the biggest splash of the NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring forward Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes per multiple reports. As part of the trade, Rantanen has reportedly agreed to an 8 year, $12M extension with Dallas. The price appears to be forward Logan Stankoven, two 1st round picks, and some other “smaller pieces” per Pierre Lebrun. Emily Kaplan has reported the additional pieces are two 3rd round picks.
Heading into the season, Rantanen had spend his entire career with the Colorado Avalanche as a bonafide superstar winger, scoring at a point-per-game plus rate every year since his rookie season.