The Avalanche won again, but they also swung for the fences with their latest trade. That still wasn’t the biggest news of the night. Could a division rival be getting their hands on Mikko Rantanen before the deadline?

NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone and some big names changed teams. Mikko Rantanen is a Dallas Star, Brad Marchand is a Florida Panther and the Colorado Avalanche loaded up with Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle.

Mikko Rantanen could be on the move again if Carolina cannot sign the 2022 Stanley Cup champion, now in his prime, to an extension. Brock Nelson, Erik Karlsson and brothers

The Avalanche welcome back a former goalie tonight at Ball Arena. There are a lot of talks that both Mikko Rantanen and Brock Nelson could be traded. Also, the Devils announced that they’ve lost their star center for the year amid a flurry of trades around the NHL.

Unlike with his trade to Carolina, Rantanen was involved in the decision of him going to Dallas and signing an 8-year, $96 million contract.

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