When news broke late last night that the Anaheim Ducks acquired forward David Perron and defenseman Adam Clendening from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Carl Hagelin, much of the hockey world was asleep.
Really, who could blame them?
Yet while much of our initial analysis focused on the financial side of things, which no doubt is a big deal in the grand scheme of things considering the numerous pending restricted free agents this offseason, the Ducks have been in dire need of more scoring touch for much of the season.