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Etem, acquired in Hagelin trade, signs one-year, $850,500 deal with Rangers

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CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 28: Emerson Etem #16 of the Anaheim Ducks skates during the NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks on October 28, 2014 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images)

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The New York Rangers have locked in the key piece acquired in the Carl Hagelin-to-Anaheim trade -- on Tuesday, the club signed Emerson Etem to a one-year deal worth $850,500, per the New York Post.

Etem, 23, is a former first-round pick (29th overall, 2010) that never seemed to fit in Anaheim. Despite lightning-quick skating ability and a nice skill set, the California native never played more than 45 games in a single season for the Ducks, and never scored more than 11 points. He did show some flashes this postseason, however, scoring three goals in 12 games for Anaheim, including this beauty against Winnipeg in the opening round:

In New York, Etem will get a fresh start -- something Ducks GM Bob Murray said the youngster might need at this stage of his career -- and should get a decent shot at minutes on a Rangers team that’s been thinned out up front. Hagelin is gone, Martin St. Louis retired and UFA James Sheppard remains unsigned.

The Rangers did bring in speedy ex-Preds forward Viktor Stalberg, however, and that could cut into Etem’s opportunity.