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.

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.

On Friday night the hockey world came to a grinding halt, and not because of anything going on during an unusually robust four-game slate of games. The

Friday’s blockbuster between Colorado and Carolina served one serendipitous purpose for the NHL. And that was shifting the focus off a week of officiating scandalous even by league standards.

The Colorado Avalanche’s biggest storyline heading into the March 7 trade deadline isn’t about adding depth to their already-strong roster but addressing the future of star winger Mikko Rantanen.

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen, one of the top goal scorers in team history and a key member of the 2022 Stanley Cup title team, Friday night to the Carolina Hurricanes in one of the ...

A superstar who matches that description is Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen. Rantanen put up ... is the Chicago Blackhawks. They have Connor Bedard, they have a screaming desire to ...

But Hall was far from the biggest piece of the blockbuster trade, which made only a ripple in Chicago but made a huge tsunami across the NHL as the Avalanche also dealt star Mikko Rantanen to the ...

Rantanen helped out on a Logan O'Connor goal in the first period. The 28-year-old Rantanen has six goals and four helpers over 10 contests since the holiday break. He took a turn as the second ...

Kyle Davidson has been following the Colorado Avalanche around a little bit. Is he looking to make a trade with them?

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

Has Penguins GM Kyle Dubas deserved the criticism for the ... 29:25: Which star UFA will most likely end up on a new team? Mikko Rantanen or Sam Bennett? 30:58: The Buffalo Sabres became the ...