Ryan Hartman is many things to the Minnesota Wild: a physical, grinding forward; a 34-goal scorer last season; a favorite among fans, to the point where they raised money to help him pay an NHL fine; and according to his father Craig, the same "pain in the ass he was when he was 5 years old."
The summation of those attributes: That Ryan Hartman is a "glue guy." One of those guys who binds things together on and off the ice for a team. One of those players whose presence is celebrated and whose absence is lamented.