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@Phillygrump  Yes, he hurt the Flyers more than once. He was a fast shifty little jitterbug of a player. He will fit in nicely with the Ducks. They have a huge team that can protect him properly and open up some ice for him. Etem has never lived up to potential, but he still young enough to have some upside.

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Although fast and shifty Hagelin committed some unnecessary stick infractions and found his way to the penalty box at key moments.

 

But I think this trade is mainly about cap space, Hagelin was expected to receive a hefty pay raise this upcoming summer, expected in the range of $3.5-$4 million. On the other hand, Etem is an impending restricted free agent with no arbitration rights, and can be qualified for approximately $850,000. 

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Although fast and shifty Hagelin committed some unnecessary stick infractions and found his way to the penalty box at key moments.

 

But I think this trade is mainly about cap space, Hagelin was expected to receive a hefty pay raise this upcoming summer, expected in the range of $3.5-$4 million. On the other hand, Etem is an impending restricted free agent with no arbitration rights, and can be qualified for approximately $850,000. 

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Well stated by someone who isn't even a Ranger fan.  I applaud thee!

 

Hags is definitely a speedster, but takes his share of bonehead penalties. You'd think a guy like Hags wouldn't need to hook or trip the opposition, but he can get careless with his stick.

 

At the end of the day, as you stated, this was a cap move we felt forced to make. We knew what we had with Hags.  There was no more upside and it would've been impossible to justify a 4 mil AAV contract to Hags.  Besides his ability to fly up & down the ice, there were no other intangibles.  No great shot, no playmaking ability, no soft hands, no physical strength, etc...  He was expendable.  Etem has similar speed...but with a more physical build and greater upside from a scoring perspective.  No one knows what Etem can do on a line centered by someone like Kevin Hayes.  The potential is there for some pretty good numbers....at a fraction of the cap hit Hags would have taken.

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