A collection of reactions to the Hurricanes blockbuster trade as posted by the team on official social media. To recap, the ’Canes are getting star right winger Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and left winger Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks as well as the rights to Chicago prospect Nils Juntorp. Chicago will also cover half of Rantanen’s remaining contract, which expires at the end of the season. Chicago will get their third-round draft pick back from Carolina, which Carolina had received in a previous trade. Colorado gets the Hurricanes’ leading scorer Martin Necas and center Jack Drury along with the Canes’ second-round draft pick this year and fourth-round pick next year.

Rantanen might not just be a rental; he’s reported to want a similar contract as Leon Draisaitl at around $14 million/year for 8 years while Colorado wanted to keep it closer to $10 million. Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky today said the team has the financial flexibility to provide the desired contract if Rantanen wants to stay in Carolina.