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

Mikko Rantanen made history by wristing home a goal through the five-hole, and was greeted by a chorus of boos from the Ball ...

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

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 ...

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

Mikko Rantanen dragged the Dallas Stars back ... but also with a locomotive-sized hole in the lineup because Valeri Nichushkin had left the team in the middle of the series. There’s no obvious ...

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.

Mikko Rantanen dragged the Dallas Stars back from a two-goal ... but also with a locomotive-sized hole in the lineup because Valeri Nichushkin had left the team in the middle of the series. There’s no ...