The Carolina Hurricanes made the trade of the season by landing Mikko Rantanen in January. They gave up Martin Necas and Jack Drury to land him, two young forwards with star potential. Rantanen’s contract expires after this season and his negotiations with the Avalanche fell apart.

They gave up Martin Necas and Jack Drury to land him ... One thing that could help the situation is his recent time with Sebastian Aho on Team Finland in the 4 Nations Face-Off.