Fantasy Take: Hagel to Tampa Bay

Ian Gooding

2022-03-18

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded winger Brandon Hagel and two 4th-round picks to the Tampa Bay Lightning for forwards Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh and two 1st-round picks.

This is a steep price for the Lightning to pay for Hagel, who was largely an unknown quantity at the start of last season. However, Hagel is already being compared to Blake Coleman, who helped provide the Lightning with the scoring depth it needed to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Hagel is under contract for two more full seasons with a light $1.5 million cap hit, so he seems like the perfect depth piece as Tampa attempts a threepeat.

Frozen Tools Player Comparison: Coleman/Hagel

The trade appears to be beneficial for the Lightning, but less so for Hagel's personal statistics. He's been given plenty of even-strength icetime with Patrick Kane and even some first-unit power-play time in Chicago, but he may not receive the same deployment on a deeper Tampa roster. A third-line role and second-unit power-play time seems to be more in his future, although it's entirely possible that he could receive looks in the top 6 and PP1.

Alex Killorn or Ondrej Palat could lose fantasy value if Jon Cooper decides to use Hagel as the fourth forward on the first-unit power play. Killorn has most recently lined up with Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov and on the first-unit power play. However, Killorn's production has slipped a bit recently with just two points in his last nine games. Anthony Cirelli could also be moved down to the third line if Hagel is used as a top-6 forward.

Raddysh and Katchouk were buried down the depth chart in Tampa, so they should both receive a better opportunity to move up the lineup in Chicago. That includes potential PP2 time for both, with Raddysh on the inside track if you have to pick between the two. Raddysh was an OHL scoring star on an Erie Otters team that included current Blackhawks Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome.

The struggling Dominik Kubalik (0 PTS in last 5 GP) could receive more icetime with Hagel gone. However, Kubalik himself could also be moved before the deadline, which is why he isn't included in the "Players this helps" section.

Players this helps, in order:

Raddysh

Katchouk

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Players this hurts, in order:

Hagel

Killorn

Palat

Cirelli

Discuss the trade at this thread on the Forum.

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