Carl Hagelin is on his way to the Anaheim Ducks. (USATSI)
Carl Hagelin is on his way to the Anaheim Ducks. (USATSI)

The New York Rangers made two significant trades on Saturday morning.

One that was expected. And one that was not. 

First, the Rangers sent restricted free agent forward Carl Hagelin and two draft picks (No. 59 and 179) to the Anaheim Ducks for Emerson Etem and the No. 41 pick in the draft.

Then, just a few moments later, they finally completed the long anticipated Cam Talbot trade by sending him and the 209th pick to the Edmonton Oilers for the 57th, 79th and 184th picks in the draft. It's not the first-round pick they were apparently looking for, but getting three picks for a backup goalie is a pretty solid haul for the Rangers.

Talbot doesn't have much of an NHL track record at this point (and he is already 28) but his limited experience in the league has been extremely promising, including his work this past season when he filled in for injured starter Henrik Lundqvist.

But then there is the Hagelin trade.

It's a pretty surprising move from a Rangers standpoint, not only because Hagelin had become such a valuable depth player over the first four years of his career, but also because they had to throw an extra pick in the trade to make it happen. Etem is still a promising young player but doesn't have anywhere the track record that Hagelin does at this point in the NHL.

Like Hagelin, Etem is also a restricted free agent and should be significantly cheaper against the cap this upcoming season, something that obviously played a huge factor in the deal for the cap-strapped Rangers.