The Chicago Blackhawks ended up trading Taylor Hall away. However, there is a source that believes that they tried to keep him.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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

The #NYR have the distinction of allowing the first post-trade point to everyone in the Mikko Rantanen blockbuster. Rantanen and Taylor Hall each have assists tonight, their first points as Hurricanes. Jack Drury scored against NY on Sunday, and Martin Nečas had two assists.

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 ...

Will he re-sign in Carolina after this season -- and if not, where else? And what will other contenders do to keep pace ahead of the March 7 deadline?