The Vancouver Canucks may not have played on Friday night, but it's easy to feel like they came out of it as losers. In one of the biggest trades of the decade, the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall from the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks,

The Carolina Hurricanes pivoted from two different Vancouver Canucks trades ahead of Friday's blockbuster and instead acquired Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Canucks are quickly falling out of the playoff race in the Western Conference, and this player could help them turn things around.