The Avalanche made one of the biggest trades in Colorado sports history last week when it sent away star forward Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes in a deal that included the Blackhawks. In return, the Avs received forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury, plus a pair of draft picks (2025 second-rounder and 2026 fourth-rounder).

BOSTON -- As Chris MacFarland wrapped up his remarks Saturday, as he explained the forces that had caused him to send forward Mikko Rantanen across the country from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes, a blockbuster trade that shook the franchise and fanbase, he uttered the words that were at the bottom of everything.

New Hurricanes star winger Mikko Rantanen was reportedly blindsided by his trade from the Avalanche on Friday.

The Colorado Avalanche are in the process of trading superstar winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in a blockbuster three-way deal, reports Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.Hurricanes forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury are heading to Colorado as part of the trade,

Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said trading Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes was a "tough business decision," calling the star winger a "superstar human being."

That's why the three-way deal that sent Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall to Carolina, Martin Necas and Jack Drury to Colorado, and a third-round pick to Chicago is such a shocker.

The Colorado Avalanche sent shockwaves through the NHL on Friday night, agreeing to a blockbuster trade that sends longtime forward Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. The deal—first reported by DailyFaceoff.

The trade that saw the superstar dealt to Carolina sent shockwaves through the league and up and down the Colorado franchise.

The deal sees Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall go to Carolina, and Martin Necas, Jack Drury and draft picks to Colorado. Chicago gets its own 2025 third-round pick that it had traded to Carolina previously and retained half of Rantanen's $9.