LA Kings forward Carl Hagelin was traded to Washington on Thursday, and helps the Capitals on two fronts. Their penalty kill is 22nd in the NHL, and Hagelin has been an accomplished player on the PK throughout his career, thanks to his blazing speed. He's also a player that can fill a depth forward role defensively or move up the lineup to play with their skills guys, if the Capitals suffer an injury – consider his time with both Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin in winning two Cups in Pittsburgh. For a third-rounder (2019) and a conditional sixth-rounder (2020), and with the Kings retaining 50 percent of his salary for a manageable $1.875 million cap hit for Washington, we'd grade this one a B-plus ... if only because Hagelin's had a bummer of a season and is an injury concern.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPN7h ago