Jeff Gorton said on Friday that Emerson Etem wasn't able to gain any traction with the Rangers after his tough training camp and start. (Ranger Rants)

He said that they were trying to find the right fit for him going back to training camp and were struggling to do so. (Ranger Rants)

Gorton said that he felt it "was best for us to get him another spot to go to and for us to get a player we liked and has a future." (Ranger Rants)

The Rangers have traded Emerson Etem to Vancouver for prospect Nicklas Jensen and a 6th round pick in 2017 (Bob McKenzie)

Jensen, 22, was the 29th pick overall in 2011. He is 6-3, 186 lbs. He will report to Hartford.

He played 20 games under Scott Arniel in the AHL in 2013 and two games under Alain Vigneault when he was coach of the Canucks.

2:55PM: Alain Vigneault said today that Etem stays on the Rangers roster during his time in Hartford and when asked how many more "kicks at the can" he will get, Vigneault responded "we are trying to sort that out." (NYR)

1:26PM: The Rangers have sent Emerson Etem to the Hartford for a conditioning stint. (Leonard)

The Rangers had announced earlier that a transaction with Etem would be made today.

1:40PM: Bob McKenzie says that there have been some talks about Etem but "obviously no deal yet." (McKenzie)

1:30PM: Elliotte Friedman says that the Rangers and Canucks talked but "nothing close there." (Friedman)

1:22PM: The Rangers are working on trying to trade Emerson Etem in a deal that may or may not get done today. (McKenzie)

Emerson Etem has played in seven straight games for the Rangers which is the most he has played consecutively since joining the Rangers.

Etem has been on the ice for 4 goals for, 5 goals against and when he is on the ice the Rangers are averaging 56% of the shot attempts. (War on Ice)

He has 0 goals, 1 assist, 15 shots on goal, 11 shot attempts blocked and 1 shot attempt that missed the net.

Last night against the Wild, Dominic Moore scored the Rangers first goal of the game off an assist from fellow fourth liners Emerson Etem and Tanner Glass.

Etem led the Rangers with four shots on goal, Moore had three and Glass had one.

The Rangers had 61.9% of the shot attempts when Etem was on at even strength and 56.52% when Moore was on the ice, the two highest marks on the team. (Natural Stat Trick)

Etem played 10:49 at even strength and 57 seconds on the PK.

He said that Etem's best game was on Saturday against the Devils, he is making strides and that "it's our job t work with him and develop him and that's what we're gonna do." (Daily News)

Through two games Etem has missed 3 shots, has 2 takeaways, 3 hits, 3 blocked shots and is a minus two while playing 16:46 and 16:23.

Vigneault said that Hagelin was a young player with "tons of upside" and it was up to the coaches and Hagelin to work together to "get that upside out." (NY Post)

Etem said that his conditioning is in a good place and he is ready to do whatever Vigneault asks of him. (Rangers Report)

Etem played a career high 45 games (12:14 per game) for the Ducks last season but only had five goals, five assists and a minus six rating.

Etem had six points in 12 games where he saw more than 14 minutes of ice time. (Dobber Hockey)

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In his time with Anaheim (2013-2015), Etem was called up from the minors nine times. (Sports Forecaster)

Etem has a tattoo of the letters "L" and "B" interlocking behind his right ear as an "homage" to his hometown of Long Beach, California. (Chicago Tribune)

Prior to the season, these were his statistical projections from some hockey publications:

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At times in Anaheim he was a fourth liner and with the Rangers he could have a spot on the third line with Kevin Hayes. (NHL.com)

Custance added that Boudreau still likes Etem's upside.

In the tournament, Etem had one goal in six games. Kreider had 4 goals and 2 assists in six games.

He said that being with the Rangers is the best situation he "can possible be in right now."

Hagelin is an RFA this summer.

Etem was the 29th pick in the 2010 draft for the Ducks and has 15 goals and 16 assists in 112 NHL Games. He is an RFA this summer.

Most remarkable was the 2 ?-hour trip he made every day the last four summers from Long Beach to Venice to train with T.R. Goodman, fitness guru to a galaxy of NHL stars. To get there, Etem rollerbladed four miles, took two trains, transferred to a bus and rollerbladed the final half-mile. After a grueling, three-hour workout, he did it all in reverse.

I think that Etem goes between Anaheim at 12 and LA at 19. In fact I could see the Kings moving up to take the local product and add him to their incredible amount of talent.