On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes made a blockbuster move, sending center Martin Nečas to the Colorado Avalanche. After details of the trade started leaking, a report from Rick Dhaliwal of "Donnie and Dhali" indicated that the Vancouver Canucks called the Hurricanes to see if a Nečas deal was possible.

While the Rantanen deal didn’t directly involve the Vancouver Canucks, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that Carolina’s trade decision was between Rantanen and Canucks forward J.T. Miller.

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This is not the first time that the Canucks ... trade involving Nečas. Last season, reports indicated that the two teams were discussing a trade where Nečas would head to Vancouver in exchange ...