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,

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.

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