2015-16 Pensburgh Recap: Carl Hagelin

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsJim Rutherford's brilliant acquisition of speedster extraordinare was one of the turning points of the season.

Age and Contract Status

Age: 27 (August 23, 1988). Completed the first year of a 4-year, $16M contract with a $4M cap hit in 2015-16.

Post-Trade Expectations

As the Penguins were entering the new year under the Mike Sullivan regime, it was becoming clear that the David Perron experiment in Pittsburgh was done. Jim Rutherford tackled the problem head on and in the wee hours of January 16 sent Perron and Clendening to Anaheim for Carl Hagelin, who has been having an underwhelming first season with the Ducks, having scored only 4 goals by that point in the…