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Originally Posted by Sandman
His average TOI this year is 17:28, and you don't really think he'll continue to get 10 minutes of ice-time a game, do you? I don't think they paid that price to bring him to TB, just to give him that kind of treatment...
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I expect he’ll get more, but instead of being in a top 6 role with Chicago and getting some PP time, he’ll get 3rd line ice time with limited PP time. So, his ice time will reflect that.
It’s not unusual for players getting less ice time to have their usage and premium ice time increase going to a worse team. Unfortunately, the opposite is true.
If I was rating Hagel for fantasy purposes, this trade made him less valuable. The expectation that he could score more because he was going to a better team makes no sense. Especially since that is not why TB traded for him. They see him as a possible elite checking 3rd line winger.