Posts About "Ryan Hartman"
Is Hartman Worth What the Predators Gave Up?
December 2nd, 2018 When the Nashville Predators acquired Ryan Hartman from the Chicago Blackhawks at last season's trade deadline for prospect Victor Ejdsell and two draft picks, it was met with mixed reactions. Second City Hockey, a Blackhawks blog, referred to the trade as an offer the Blackhawks couldn't refuse. On the Forecheck, a Predators blog,...
2 Ex-Blackhawks to Watch in the Conference Finals
May 12th, 2018 First there were six, and then there were four. This is how many former Chicago Blackhawks participated in the first and then the second rounds of the 2017-18 NHL playoffs. It’s been fun to live vicariously through them and their respective teams as they progress through the postseason. We’ve now officially moved on to the...
4 Ex-Blackhawks Still in the Playoffs Race
April 27th, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks fans are forced to live vicariously this year when it comes to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their team isn’t in it, but the good news is there are former Blackhawks involved. A little over a week ago we discussed six former Blackhawks participating in the playoffs. 16 teams qualified for the postseason, but the first...
6 Ex-Blackhawks to Watch in NHL Playoffs
April 16th, 2018 The 2017-18 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, as sixteen teams completed their second and third postseason matchups over the weekend. It’s a little weird for Chicago Blackhawks fans; their team isn’t participating for the first time since the 2008-09 season. For nine consecutive years, they were part of the postseason...
Predators Ground High Flying Jets
February 28th, 2018 In a preview of what should be the Western Conference Finals, the Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets came out swinging. It's like if Goliath took on another version of Goliath, but with better goaltending. Nevertheless, the offensive slugfest resulted in a last-minute goal that put the Predators up six to five. Both Vezina...
Will Hartman Improve the Predators?
February 27th, 2018 Now that the dust has settled and the Predators are the proud owners of a shiny new Ryan Hartman, we have to ask the question, what kind of an impact will Hartman make? Will he be relegated to the bottom six, or even the bottom line as Nashville boasts their deepest roster in history, or will Peter Laviolette's line blender see Hartman...