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

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.

The Carolina Hurricanes will be back in Raleigh, N.C., for a game Thursday night with a different look from when they last played on home ice. The Hurricanes made a massive trade late last week and they'll be showing off new pieces when the Chicago Blackhawks visit.

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

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

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.

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

The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly trading Taylor Hall to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a blockbuster deal sending Mikko Rantanen to Raleigh.

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 Hurricanes acquired Rantanen and Chicago ... Blackhawks left winger Taylor Hall in the deal. Colorado received winger Martin Necas, Carolina's leading scorer this season, and Hurricanes center ...

Mikko Rantanen, who played parts of ten seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, is joining the Carolina Hurricanes, the team