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Mikko Rantanen traded to Carolina Hurricanes in massive three-team deal also involving Martin Necas and Taylor Hall

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Mikko Rantanen has a new home, and it’s with the Carolina Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division.

Rantanen has been dealt east by the Colorado Avalanche in a massive three-team trade also involving the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli was the first to report the news.

Seravalli added that former league MVP Taylor Hall is part of the move and will join Rantanen in Carolina. Per ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, Martin Necas, Jack Drury, and two draft picks are Colorado’s return for the superstar Finnish winger.

Rantanen, 28, is in the final year of his contract and is scheduled for unrestricted free agency in July. He leads the Avs with 25 goals and has racked up 64 points in 49 games, which ranks sixth in the NHL.

He has posted over 100 points in each of the last two seasons and is a two-time NHL All-Star.

Necas, the other major part of the transaction, has 55 points (16g, 39a) in 49 games for the Hurricanes this season. The 26-year-old Czech signed a two-year, $13 million extension last July. Drury, 24, has nine points (3g, 6a) in 39 games this year.

Hall, 33, has 24 points (9g, 15a) in 46 games for the Blackhawks this year. The Hurricanes will be his sixth NHL team since he won the Hart Trophy with the New Jersey Devils in 2018. Chicago is also retaining half of Ratanen’s salary in the trade and will receive a third-round pick for doing so.

Carolina makes the major additions as they battle with the Devils and Washington Capitals at the top of the Metro Division. Coming into Friday, the Hurricanes were second in the division, one point ahead of the Devils and eight points behind the Capitals.

Update 10:08 pm: The trade is now official.

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