The Dallas Stars made one of the outstanding moves at last season's NHL trade deadline when they acquired high-scoring winger Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes. Rantanen carried the Stars on his back in their first-round playoff victory last year over the Colorado Avalanche, and he has become something of a legendary performer as a result.

Rantanen started the 2024-25 season with the Avalanche but they traded him to the Hurricanes when they did not think they could sign him to a new contract. He ended up on the Stars when Rantanen told the Hurricanes that he was not interested in playing long-term in Carolina.

The Stars sent a message to their fans Thursday night that they are not about to trade Rantanen to any of their opponents. They issued that somewhat cheeky statem

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