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,

As much as the Colorado Avalanche would've liked to cap off this whirlwind of a road trip on a positive note, they failed to do so. The team, which looks a little different having replaced Mikko Rantanen with Martin Necas and Jack Drury,

The Blackhawks could expedite their painstaking rebuilding process and be significant players in free agency this summer.

Kiz: I get the love for Rantanen. The Avs couldn’t have won ... They could’ve dealt Sam Girard, Josh Manson, Devon Toews, Jonathan Drouin, Val Nichushkin or Gabe Landeskog.

The word “blockbuster” gets thrown around a little too often in today’s NHL, often for trades unworthy of the term, in the same way that anything might feel like a five-star meal to a starving man. But the deal that dropped on Friday night? That one deserves the title, no questions asked.

To say the new guys, Martin Necas and Jack Drury, were worth the trade of Mikko Rantanen is way too soon, and I would never. But, we have to look to the future because what’s done is done and there are still 31 games to be played.

Like, “Hey, if word gets out that the Avs are talking to teams about Mikko Rantanen, that will put pressure on the Rantanen camp to come to the table and get the deal done.” I think the Avs ...

“Well, it’s hard. It’s Mikko Rantanen, right?” MacFarland began Saturday night in an interview with The Athletic. “Everybody knows he’s an incredible talent. He’s an elite winge

The Chicago Blackhawks may have had Mikko Rantanen in their grasp for a few minutes before moving him onto the Carolina Hurricanes, but they could shoot for a longer stay this summer. The ...

The Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen on Friday night and less than 24 hours later packed up bags on Causeway Street after a 3-1 loss to the Bruins at TD Garden. Absent Rantanen, who entered the ...

Another night, and another round of emotions while dealing with the NHL’s greatest, or worst, mystery box — goaltender interference.