Trade Alert: Rangers trade Carl Hagelin to Anaheim for Emerson Etem and pick 41
Cam Talbot being traded! Carl Hagelin has become the 1st cap casualty for the NY Rangers this summer.
Wow. That’s a stunner. Anaheim trades Emerson Etem and pick no. 41 to NY Rangers for Carl Hagelin, pick No. 59 and pick No. 179
— Katie Strang (@KatieStrangESPN) June 27, 2015
In return the Rangers acquire Emerson Etem, a 23 year old 6’1″ winger with decent size. He scored 5 goals and 10 points in 45 games last year along with 3 playoff goals in 12 games. Here is a scouting report on him.
[su_quote cite=”Hockey’s Future” url=”https://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/emerson_etem/”]Etem has an unorthodox skating style but it sure gets him around the ice quickly. He can make plays at high speeds, thanks in large part to the lightning-quick release on his lethally accurate shot. He courted a goal-per-game in his final junior season, proving to be one of the most explosive players in all the CHL. Etem has also proven an effective penalty killer that poses a constant threat to generate a shorthanded goal. He needs to improve his play without the puck and continue to develop his physique.[/su_quote]
Again, this is a cap move and one the Rangers were cornered to make.
That ANA-NYR deal fueled by financial considerations. Etem, coming out of entry level, will be far cheaper than what Hagelin would get.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 27, 2015
Rangers selected LW Ryan Gropp at 41.
PICK: with the 41st selection in the #NHLDraft2015 the #NYR choose LW Ryan Gropp from Seattle (WHL)
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 27, 2015
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