Carl Hagelin had a weird journey in the last 365 days. After the Washington Capitals eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins last spring, he was back in Pittsburgh before being traded to the Los Angles Kings.
It seemed like with the struggling season getting traded from a team that has a lot of talent to a declining one took a lot out of his game. Then Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan came knocking at the door.
Hagelin finished out the regular season in 20 games adding three goals and eight assists. He added an assist in the playoffs but despite the small sample size from the statistics, Hagelin showed the Capitals what he could do if the team was to re-sign him.