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The Mikko Rantanen trade rumors are heating up, but it sure seems like the Carolina forward is holding most of the cards right now. With Rantanen and the Hurricanes unable to reach a long-term extension,

The Carolina Hurricanes have a trade in place to send the star forward to the Dallas Stars after an “extensive back and forth,” TSN’s Darren Dreger reported. The Stars will also sign Rantanen to an extension believed to be eight years with a $12 million AAV. The new deal will stop Rantanen from reaching free agency for the first time in his career.

The Dallas Stars are acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes and are signing the forward to an eight-year, $96 million contract extension, TSN reported on Friday.

The Stars traded for and extended Mikko Rantanen after reaching a deadline day deal with the Carolina Hurricanes, ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported Friday. Rantanen has agreed to an eight-year, $12 million AAV million deal that includes a full no-movement clause,

The NHL trade deadline is just a few hours away, and Stanley Cup contenders are starting to load up for deep postseason runs. The Dallas Stars, already one of the favorites to win it all, just swung a massive deal to acquire Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Stars are acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Hurricanes and are signing him to an eight-year extension with an average annual value around $12 million, sources told ESPN.