A trade between Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers has been confirmed.

Trade Details
Carolina Hurricanes Acquire: Aleksi Saarela · $0$0$0 (Signing Rights) 2016 2nd round pick (NYR - #50 - Artur Kayumov) 2017 2nd round pick (NYR - #52 - Luke Martin) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$4,125,000 Change: -$4,125,000 Change: -$4,750,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Eric Staal ($4,125,000 retained - 50%) · $4,125,000$4,125,000$4,750,000 Sum: $4,125,000$4,125,000$4,750,000 Change: +$4,125,000 Change: +$4,125,000 Change: +$4,750,000

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How did this trade get dug up? Now I feel compelled to comment.

Carolina didn't get much out of it -- just a couple of trade chips -- but Staal was on an expiring contract and Carolina was in a rebuild so they weren't going to re-sign him. He had been in decline for a couple of years (this was before he revived his career in Minnesota) so they weren't going to get a first-round pick for him. Two seconds and a prospect was a pretty good haul.

It was a great trade for CAR at the time b/c Staal was having a meh season and was terrible with NYR. Sadly, Martin was a bust; Saarela's attitude problems ruined him; and Kayumov may never come over.

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