I want to first start off by saying thank you to Mikko Rantanen for his contributions to the Avalanche and for being a huge part of why Avs faithful is unlike any other. Over the course of 10 seasons, Mikko Rantanen has easily cemented himself as one of the greatest players in franchise history. He scored 681 points in 619 career NHL games with the Avalanche, good for the 7th most points all time as an Av. This trade came earlier than most expected it too. With Carolina likely backing down with Vancouver in a possible Elias Pettersson trade, they eventually reset the scope and aimed for Rantanen. With contracts coming off the books this offseason, the Hurricanes could hypothetically re-sign Rantanen to a new deal. However, I see Rantanen as no more than another over-kill rental to get Carolina over the hump. If Rantanen wasn’t traded before the deadline, Colorado risked losing him for nothing at the start of free agency. If I’m correct, Martin Necas signed an extension in Carolina t...