Unlike with his trade to Carolina, Rantanen was involved in the decision of him going to Dallas and signing an 8-year, $96 million contract.

For the second time this season, Mikko Rantanen was just traded, and now he's revealed the timeline that led to his departure from Carolina. At the trade deadline, the Dallas Stars were finally the team to pull off the blockbuster Mikko Rantanen trade in what was a shocking deal that saw him traded for the second time this season.

Mikko Rantanen has found a familiar home in Dallas, thanks to the Stars’ strong Finnish presence. The veteran forward, acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Carolina Hurricanes, is joining a team that already boasts several of his countrymen—a connection Stars forward Matt Duchene has dubbed the ‘Finnish Mafia.