The Carolina Hurricanes made a big splash on Friday night. As part of a three-team trade with the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche, they acquired both Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall.Rantanen is a Hall of Fame player in the middle of his prime,

Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard didn’t hold back his disappointment after learning Taylor Hall had been traded on Friday. The Hawks sent Hall to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a blockbuster three-team deal in which they only landed a third-round pick in return for Hall. Chicago also retained 50% of Rantanen's salary in the deal.

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.