Stars acquire and sign Rantanen, Hurricanes get F Stankoven as part of haul
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The Dallas Stars have acquired forward Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Logan Stankoven, 2026 first- and third-round picks, a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 first-round selection.
Both first-round picks are top-10 protected.
As part of the trade, the Stars signed Rantanen to an eight-year, $96 million offer, carrying a cap hit of $12 million with a full no-move clause through the 2032-33 season.
Rantanen had informed the Hurricanes he would not sign an extension with the team prior to the deadline.
The 28-year-old went without a point for the fourth straight game in Carolina's 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins Thursday night as his output continues to sit well below where it was before the trade from the Colorado Avalanche in January.
Rantanen had two goals and six points in 13 games with Carolina after posting 25 goals and 64 points in 49 games with the Avalanche prior to the trade.
The Hurricanes spent big to add Rantanen in January, sending forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury, as well as a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round selection to the Avalanche. Carolina, who also received Nils Juntorp from Colorado, sent a third-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in the trade in exchange for them eating half of Rantanen's $9.25 million cap hit and forward Taylor Hall.
In the last year of a six-year, $55.5 million deal, Rantanen was carrying a cap hit of $4.625 million in Carolina.
Drafted 10th overall by the Avalanche in 2015, Rantanen has 289 goals and 687 points in 632 career games split between the Avalanche and Hurricanes.
Rantanen helped the Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup in 21 years in 2022, recording five goals and 25 points during the playoffs.
The Nousiainen, Finland, native represented his country four times at the World Championship, taking home a silver medal in 2016. He also represented Finland during this season’s 4 Nations Face-Off.
Hurricanes wind up with Stankoven, Hall after major trades
After trading for Rantanen in January, the Hurricanes will now head to the playoffs without Necas or Rantanen and instead, only adding Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven to their lineup as a result of the Rantanen trades.
Stankoven has nine goals and 29 points in 59 games this season. The 22-year-old made his NHL debut last season with the Stars, posting six goals and 14 points in 24 games.
The 2021 second-round pick is signed through next season at a cap hit of just $814,167 on his entry-level contract ahead of restricted free agency in 2026.
Hall has one goal and three points in 13 games with the Hurricanes. He had nine goals and 24 points in 46 games with Chicago before the trade.
The Hurricanes continue to sit second in the Metropolitan Division, 10 points back of the Washington Capitals and six points ahead of the New Jersey Devils.