The Hurricanes appear to be loading up.
Carolina is reportedly acquiring right winger Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on Friday.
Full details of the trades have yet to be reported, but according to Friedman, there is no extension for Rantanen as part of the deal at this time.
Rantanen had spent his entire 10-year career with the Avs to this point, winning a Stanley Cup with the squad in 2022.
The one-time All-Star has yet to miss a game this season, putting up 25 goals and 39 assists through his 49 appearances. He leads Colorado in scoring — including a team-best five game-winning goals — while ranking second in assists, second in points and fourth in total ice time.
Rantanen’s 64 points currently rank sixth in the NHL. Meanwhile, he’s seventh in goals to this point, and should that stand as he continues the year with the Hurricanes, it would be Carolina’s first player to finish top 10 in scoring through an 82-game season since Eric Stall in 2005-06.
The Hurricanes are currently 30-16-3 and sit second in the Metropolitan division with 63 points.
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