Blackhawks trade Ryan Hartman to Predators

Dobber

2018-02-26

Fantasy Impact: The Chicago Blackhawks have traded gritty winger Ryan Hartman to the Nashville Predators for prospect Victor Ejdsell, and 2018 first- and fourth-round picks.

 

The Predators get: a gritty third-line winger with a bit of scoring upside. Hartman has 25 points, but don’t forget that he had five points in the first game of the season and nine in his first seven games. So just 16 points in his last 50 games. But he’s the style of player that Nashville needed. If you could imagine a third line with Nick Bonino, Scott Hartnell and Ryan Hartman. Crash-and-bang at its best (Hartman has 94 hits so far, but good for more than two per game in the right situation).

 

The Blackhawks get: a pick to replace the one they used to draft Hartman to begin with (30th overall in 2013) plus another pick, plus a solid Swedish forward who was Allsvenskan’s forward of the year and MVP last season. You can read our scouting report on Ejdsell here. If Chicago is in sell mode, Ejdsell could very well be a second-line forward on their roster next season.

 

Fantasy Players Impacted: Hartman needed a fresh start, but while he’ll get one in Nashville he won’t crack their top six and likely won’t see a lot of power-play time. Ejdsell went from having very little chance of NHL action ever…to being a serious fantasy prospect on a team with openings. This move impacts Calle Jarnkrok and Craig Smith in that there isn’t as much ice time to go around. And Miikka Salomaki could find himself in the press box. In Chicago, the space this creates gives Vinnie Hinostroza more ice time and also helps Anthony Duclair.

 

Fantasy Players this helps, in order:

1. Ejdsell

2. Hinostroza

📢 advertisement:

3. Duclair

 

Fantasy Players this hurts, in order:

1. Smith

2. Jarnkrok

 

 

 

Leave A Comment

UPCOMING GAMES

Jan 18 - 12:01 N.J vs PHI
Jan 18 - 15:01 OTT vs BOS
Jan 18 - 16:01 COL vs DAL
Jan 18 - 18:01 FLA vs ANA
Jan 18 - 19:01 T.B vs DET
Jan 18 - 19:01 NYR vs CBJ
Jan 18 - 19:01 MTL vs TOR
Jan 18 - 19:01 WSH vs PIT
Jan 18 - 19:01 WPG vs CGY
Jan 18 - 19:01 NYI vs S.J
Jan 18 - 20:01 NSH vs MIN
Jan 18 - 20:01 CHI vs VGK
Jan 18 - 21:01 UTA vs STL
Jan 18 - 22:01 VAN vs EDM
Jan 18 - 22:01 SEA vs L.A

Starting Goalies

Top Skater Views

  Players Team
JOHN KLINGBERG
PAVEL DOROFEYEV VGK
LANE HUTSON MTL
KEVIN FIALA L.A
ADAM FANTILLI CBJ

Top Goalie Profile Views

  Players Team
JAKUB DOBES MTL
PYOTR KOCHETKOV CAR
FREDERIK ANDERSEN CAR
LEEVI MERILAINEN OTT
ALEX NEDELJKOVIC PIT

LINE COMBOS

  Frequency VGK Players
10.9 VICTOR OLOFSSON TOMAS HERTL PAVEL DOROFEYEV
9.4 MARK STONE JACK EICHEL IVAN BARBASHEV
8.0 MARK STONE WILLIAM KARLSSON BRETT HOWDEN

DobberHockey Podcasts

Keeping Karlsson Short Shifts – The Wilkes-Jarry Penguins

Elizabeth and Lewis are back to take listeners through a host of power play changes that are giving managers the opportunity to get exposure to great players off the waiver wire, including Philly, Jersey, and Tampa talk. They also cover Jarry’s AHL demotion, Cooley’s ascension to the top-line and powerplay, and injuries to Tavares and Hintz. The duo wrap up with some hot and cold streak deep dives, including discussion of the Red Wings crazy powerplay success in the last ten games, whether Erik Gustafsson is rosterable or an overperforming illusion, Fantilli’s continued success, Merilainen as Hamburglar 2.0, and whether Schenn’s success and Neighbours’ lack thereof are likely to continue.

Keeping Karlsson Short Shifts – Thanks for Vejmelkmories

Elizabeth and Lewis reunite to bring you all the latest fantasy news and strategy, such as how our siblings would fare if called on to fill our roles like Owen Sillinger did for bro Cole. Then it’s onto news including coverage of the postponed CGY/LAK game and defensive injuries piling up in MIN and putting some strain on Gustavsson’s performance. Injuries and outjuries include a pair of goalies returning to their teams in Ingram and Shesterkin, as well as how Monahan’s wrist injury opens the door for big minutes for Fantilli. Finally, the pair touch on Voronkov and PLD’s hot streaks, and discuss John Carlson’s rollercoaster in light of Chychrun’s production.

FIND US ON FACEBOOK

📢 advertisement: