The NHL trade deadline has seen its first major move with Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall heading to the Carolina Hurricanes in a three-team deal involving the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks.
The first major trade ahead of the March 7 deadline has occurred, with Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall joining the Carolina Hurricanes and Martin Necas heading to the Colorado Avalanche in a three-team blockbuster deal, according to multiple reports.
Jack Drury is also moving from the Hurricanes to the Avalanche, according to ESPN, while the Blackhawks, who are tied for the fewest points in the NHL but involved in a deal with two contenders, will receive a third-round pick and retain 50 percent of Rantanen's salary. ESPN reported that the Avalanche will also be receiving a second-round pick in 2025 and a fourth-round pick in 2026.Rantanen, 28, has recorded 25 goals and 64 points through 49 games this season, putting him on pace to surpass 40 goals for the third consecutive year. He helped the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup at the end of the 2021-22 season and currently holds the Western Conference's first wild-card spot this year, contributing significantly to Nathan MacKinnon's league-leading 75 points entering Friday's games. Lou Lamoriello, the Hurricanes' general manager, isn't ready to discuss any Islanders trade deadline hypotheticals, and he'll be joined by Hall, the former No. 1 pick in 2010 who won the Hart Trophy in 2017-18 and showed glimpses of his potential with the Blackhawks this year. This move marks Hall's seventh different team, and his production has declined since his Hart-winning season.Even though the Avalanche traded away Rantanen, they acquired another star forward in Necas, a 100-point contributor over the past two seasons with 16 goals and 55 points already this year. Rantanen and Hall will both become unrestricted free agents after the season, while Necas has one more year on his deal with a $6.5 million average annual value before also becoming an unrestricted free agent
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