Hagelin is a cap dump. This trade isn't exactly great for the Kings lol
They make the same money, so it ain't a cap dump. It's a trade to get rid of a 26yo who needs a fresh start with 3 years left on an expensive deal for a 30 yo who also needs a fresh start with no time left on a deal.
Faksa's been fine. His linemates have not been. His offensive numbers are atrocious because he plays 70%+ Defensive Zone Starts and as Monty says, puck possession has been non-existent, and honestly, his linemates of Pitlick, Comeau and Janmark are pretty f***ing awful this year. Full stop no punches. Unproductive, way too much defensive usage to offset the fact our actual defensemen are Bad At Defense. I'm going to be very unhappy if we see that Faksa's going to get marginalized and automatically be put behind Dellandrea, who has never played in the NHL and never see third line minutes with two decent puck possession guys. He's being trusted to carry two black holes with him at all times, and he still has 6 points. Where he's falling short is faceoff percentage, but he's never been that superb at faceoffs, which is why Seguin and Spezza take a lot of draws.
Dickinson's top end should be competing with Shore for 2C. Which is higher than Faksa's offensive potential, but if Faksa had two competent linemates that could help either generate puck possession or offense, then great. Big Dick at least has the luck of playing with two guys who are working damn hard to even stay in the NHL and receiving significantly sheltered minutes.
I hate to be all "OOH CORSI SHOWS WE SUCK" but the team can't even pass the eyeball test with how terrible their puck control has been.