Colorado Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen was reportedly acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes in a three-team trade on Friday night. Chicago Blackhawks

The first major domino has fallen more than a month before the March 7 trade deadline, with Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall going to the Hurricanes and Martin Necas heading to the Avalanche in a three-team blockbuster,

The Chicago Blackhawks traded forward Taylor Hall in a three-team deal with the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes, the team announced late Friday. The trade involves sending Hall and Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes,

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.

On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes made a blockbuster move, sending center Martin Nečas to the Colorado Avalanche. After details of the trade started leaking, a report from Rick Dhaliwal of "Donnie and Dhali" indicated that the Vancouver Canucks called the Hurricanes to see if a Nečas deal was possible.

The Blackhawks moved Taylor Hall in a three-team deal, but a deeper look into the deal highlights a trade that left much to be desired.

In a blockbuster three-way trade, the Hurricanes are going all-in by acquiring all-star and pending UFA Mikko Rantanen from the Avalanche.

NHL Insider Frank Seravalli dropped a massive report about a blockbuster trade involving Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall, Martin Necas and more late Friday evening.

The Maple Leafs head to one of their many homes away from home to try and keep the Senators from climbing the standings and a real, actual, hockey trade happened.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Martin Necas for fantasy hockey. According to Emily Kaplan of ESPN, the Carolina Hurricanes have traded

NHL insider Frank Seravalli dropped a massive report about a blockbuster trade involving Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall, Martin Necas and more late Friday evening. With the 4 Nations Face-Off coming ...