The public perception of how the Colorado Avalanche did in the Mikko Rantanen trade has already swung back and forth.

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Mikko Rantanen scored three goals in the third period, and the Dallas Stars utilized a furious rally to advance to the second ...

MacFarland and Sakic overhauled the roster with a flurry of in-season trades. Future draft capital and top prospects were ...

Former Colorado Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen led the Dallas Stars to a come-from-behind win. Game 7 highlights.

And to think, there was about a week there where the entire hockey world was wondering if Mikko Rantanen was going to show up ...

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) The Dallas Stars celebrate after Mikko Rantanen, laying against boards at rear ... works for control ...

The Colorado Avalanche’s biggest roster question for next season is who is going to be the next center on the depth chart ...

Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin gets cross-checked in the face by Jamie Benn and gets bloodied in the process ...

And it all came crashing down stunningly with a Game 7 collapse at the hands of Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas ... MacKinnon had all three goals. Valeri Nichushkin and Gabe Landeskog — two ...

Mikko Rantanen stunningly turned the game ... While teammate Wyatt Johnston puts on a skating display, Benn high-sticks Valeri Nichushkin, who's down on the ice and needs repair work.