In case you missed it, yesterday the Nashville Predators acquired RW Ryan Hartman from their divisional rivals the Chicago Blackhawks. The trade wasn’t cheap for the Preds, but they weren’t paying for a rental—Hartman is a 23-year-old restricted free agent who David Poile says he sees as part of the team’s future.
So what have they gotten?
Hartman has averaged a little under thirteen minutes all-situations TOI both this season and last season. He had a very productive 2016-17, scoring 19 goals and adding 12 assists (eight of them primary assists) in 76 games.