It's been a wild five days for Mikko Rantanen, who landed in Dallas  with the Stars after a brief stint with the Carolina Hurricanes."I'm happy to be here. It's been crazy for sure," Rantanen said. "Colorado was always where I wanted to stay,

The Dallas Stars were just one of four teams that Mikko Rantanen was willing to sign with after a short stint with the Hurricanes.

Mikko Rantanen was traded from the Hurricanes to the Stars, but a new report suggests the Maple Leafs were his backup team if a deal ended up failing. The Toronto Maple Leafs were named by NHL insider Darren Dreger as a backup trade location for Mikko Rantanen in the event that his relocation to the Dallas Stars did not pan out.