As Elliotte Friedman has reported, the Blackhawks want players who can play in the NHL now. They don’t want futures. The Blackhawks want young NHL players they can surround and help Connor Bedard . Could teams like the Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, and Columbus Blue Jackets be options?

According to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, it looks like Carolina is leaning toward keeping Rantanen in tow through the end of the season whether or not he commits to signing a contract extension before the March 7 trade deadline.

His subpar production and injury history over the last few years may point him toward a bonus-laden contract should he remain with the Hurricanes.

The Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night. The Hawks donned their Winter Classic uniforms and Frank Pellico was on the organ for his last game before retiring after 33 years.

That second line of Nick Lardis, Sacha Boisvert and Oliver Moore will have made those Blackhawks matchup-proof, forcing opposing coaches to pick their poison. Advertisement And man, who’ll be able to forget the way Samuel Savoie,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho’s fifth overtime goal of the season tied an NHL record and came 3:16 into the extra session as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Sunday.

The often overlooked part of the Carolina Hurricanes' blockbuster trade this past January that saw them acquire Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche for Martin Necas and Jack Drury was that the Canes also acquired forward Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks.