The Chicago Blackhawks were part of a blockbuster last week. They played a small role in it but they helped facilitate a trade that involved a superstar going from one contender to another. The Mikko Rantanen, Marty Necas, Jack Drury, and Taylor Hall trade ...

Here are our Mikko Rantanen trade grades for the Blackhawks, Avalanche, and Hurricanes after Friday's stunning deal.

The Avalanche have pulled off a stunner. Mikko Rantanen is heading to the Carolina Hurricanes in a stunning and complex Friday night deal also involving the Chicago Blackhawks.

Hockey fans are going to have to learn how to spell 'Canes' without Necas. Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Eric Tulsky pulled off a blockbuster trade that will send forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury away to the Colorado Avalanche for dynamic forward Mikko Rantenen.

Drury’s uncle is Chris Drury, who spent four seasons with the Avalanche (1998-02), was a member of the 2001 Stanley Cup championship team and is the current General Manager of the New York Rangers.

The trade is a stunning midseason swap of point-per-game players in their primes, an anomaly in the NHL trade market in the salary-cap era.

Getting a 3rd round pick from the Hurricanes gives the Blackhawks nine total selections in the upcoming draft.

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Taylor Hall to the Carolina Hurricanes in a blockbuster deal. Before the Chicago Blackhawks game started against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night, there were some fireworks off the ice.

The Blackhawks failed in this trade and are the suckers of the deal by not getting nearly enough for trading Taylor Hall and retaining $4.625 million on Rantanen's contract. They retained no cap on Hall's $6 million cap hit,

The Carolina Hurricanes acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall in a blockbuster three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

If the Chicago Blackhawks still want to trade Seth Jones, they will still be able to retain salary on his contract.

Colorado Avalanche acquire Martin Necas and Jack Drury, two picks, while Chicago Blackhawks get third-round pick