When news broke yesterday afternoon that the Flyers had traded Wayne Simmonds to the Nashville Predators, and had in return received Ryan Hartman and a conditional fourth round pick, the immediate reaction wasn’t a positive one. With fans’ hearts set on Kevin Fiala, now a member of the Minnesota Wild, Eeli Tolvanen, or the Predators’ first round pick heading into the trade deadline, Hartman and a mid-round pick was a letdown. But, one could argue that it was always a bit unrealistic to expect the 2018-2019 version of Simmonds to fetch either skater, and that Hartman’s true value is similar to that of a late first rounder anyway.
What do the Flyers have in Ryan Hartman?
