Confirmed with Link: Hartman and 5th to Preds for Ejdsell, 1st and 4th

[Pred303]

see, that's the danger of trade deadline pickups, trouble in the locker room.

 

[FilthyScoresberg]

Well, you don't go shorthanded for a fight . And he draws more penalties than he takes, which, as it turns out, is indeed tracked by the NHL. Apology accepted.

Let's hope he knows much more about hockey than you.

Dude, time and again you crack my shit up. Keep doing what you’re doing man. Please. And this is no offense to the people involved because all of you are awesome, but DAMN IT this cracks me up.

 

[Osprey]

see, that's the danger of trade deadline pickups, trouble in the locker room.

Every great rift starts out as a seemingly insignificant crack. A couple of months now, the locker room could be split down the middle, like a scene out of Gangs of New York, with the conservatives on one side backing Hartnell as the true "Hartsy" and the progressives on the other side backing Hartman as the new "Hartsy."

 

[Drake744]

Apparently his mom's side of his family lives in Birmingham. Interesting. I know he's the only NHLer ever born in South Carolina. (Hilton Head)

 

[bdub24]

..in Don Cherry's voice...

He's a good Southern American boy...

 

[LCPreds]

Poile: Wizard

 

[GoldOnGold]

I take back everything I said. He looks great.

 

[PredsV82]

Poile: Wizard

Rule 5

 

[Enjoy i24 Traffic]

the haters are no where to be found

 

[Jarnberg]

I'll take some crow; still think we overpaid but keep that coming and more in the playoffs and who cares

 

[zhok]

the haters are no where to be found

You confuse hate for perceived overpayment.

And you confuse one game to judge a trade.

I'm sure I celebrated as much as you when he scored.

 

[You]

Hartman drawing that Delay of Game late in the second really turned the game around

 

[sparkle twin]

I just didn't/don't like giving Chicago a 1st rd pick.

I was fine getting the player. He always seemed to be in the middle of things when we played against the Hawks.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

1 game where we saw the best of his abilities. Need to see if he's consistent with his effort and what his worst games are like.
1st for a 4th liner isn't a win in any circumstance. If we win a cup and it's a 4th liner that did what was needed to win consistently, it would surely be the 1st time in playoff history.

 

[buud]

1 game where we saw the best of his abilities. Need to see if he's consistent with his effort and what his worst games are like.
1st for a 4th liner isn't a win in any circumstance. If we win a cup and it's a 4th liner that did what was needed to win consistently, it would surely be the 1st time in playoff history.

1st time poster here, and closet Preds fan. go easy on me as i catch up

i have heard Hartman described as a middle-six player (i haven't watched him much). do you really think he is a 4th liner? yes, i see that he played 4th line minutes, but i think it is more a case of Lavi introducing him slowly.

honestly, i am more of a hockey fan, and also like the Ilses. let me say that i am in awe of how this team is being managed. maybe i am just used to being knocked down and trod on as an Isles fan, but i see only minor things about you guys, that can be improved on.

anyway, go Preds! i would LOVE to see you (us ) win the cup this year. you are officially my Western team. cheers!

 

[King Weber]

glad to see he did well. just need to wait and see just how consistently he can bring that kinda effort.

 

[101st_fan]

Poile traded a first round pick to get a young roster player that he can lock up for several years ... with where we hope to pick it was the potential of a future serviceable NHLer versus a proven NHLer.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

1st time poster here, and closet Preds fan. go easy on me as i catch up

i have heard Hartman described as a middle-six player (i haven't watched him much). do you really think he is a 4th liner? yes, i see that he played 4th line minutes, but i think it is more a case of Lavi introducing him slowly.

honestly, i am more of a hockey fan, and also like the Ilses. let me say that i am in awe of how this team is being managed. maybe i am just used to being knocked down and trod on as an Isles fan, but i see only minor things about you guys, that can be improved on.

anyway, go Preds! i would LOVE to see you (us ) win the cup this year. you are officially my Western team. cheers!

So far he's been a 4th liner in our system and I've rated him as such.
We'll see what he does with increased minutes if the situation plays itself out.
I wouldn't give a 1st rounder away for a controlled bottom six player, (not making a case toward Hartman that he is one) and add on top of that. It makes no sense. Having the same core around for a while makes sense, but your fringe 3rd liners and 4th liners shouldn't be a valued commodity in an NHL team. Those players are the ones who move the most around the league and cost the least.

Gaustad was one of my favorites when I really got into the Preds in the 2014 season but the trade was awful. Exact showcase of what I just described earlier in this post.

 

[SauceMyBiscuit]

Apparently his mom's side of his family lives in Birmingham. Interesting. I know he's the only NHLer ever born in South Carolina. (Hilton Head)

I think he's from Myrtle Beach...but yeah same thing. Beach town in SC.

 

[Drake744]

I think he's from Myrtle Beach...but yeah same thing. Beach town in SC.

It just says he was born in Hilton Head but grew up near Chicago

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

1st time poster here, and closet Preds fan. go easy on me as i catch up

i have heard Hartman described as a middle-six player (i haven't watched him much). do you really think he is a 4th liner? yes, i see that he played 4th line minutes, but i think it is more a case of Lavi introducing him slowly.

honestly, i am more of a hockey fan, and also like the Ilses. let me say that i am in awe of how this team is being managed. maybe i am just used to being knocked down and trod on as an Isles fan, but i see only minor things about you guys, that can be improved on.

anyway, go Preds! i would LOVE to see you (us ) win the cup this year. you are officially my Western team. cheers!

He's not a 4th liner. People that say that are either being hyperbolic in justifying their dislike of the trade or are being overly literal (is Malkin only a 2nd line center then?).

Welcome to the board!

 

[Blue Liner]

It just says he was born in Hilton Head but grew up near Chicago

Correct. He was born in SC but spent most of his life and all of his youth hockey in the Chicago area.

 

[glenngineer]

If he’s a fourth liner why was he playing on every line last night? He started on the fourth line and worked his way around. Also, why was he out there late in a tie game if he’s only a fourth line player? Lavi must like the kid.

 

[Mortiest Morty]

He played almost 14 minutes at even strength. In his very first game with a new team. More even strength ice time than Stastny played for the Jets. Whatever some of you folks think he is, I think it's pretty clear Laviolette doesn't see him as a 4th liner.

 

[SauceMyBiscuit]

If he’s a fourth liner why was he playing on every line last night? He started on the fourth line and worked his way around. Also, why was he out there late in a tie game if he’s only a fourth line player? Lavi must like the kid.

He’s a great fit in Lavi’s system. I like this pickup more and more, because Poile could have picked up someone to play in our top 6, but instead he finds someone who is a great fit for the system, doesn’t disrupt the top 6 chemistry, and shows the top 6 guys that he is confident in their play. As a player, that means a lot. Think what type of message it sends to Fiala or Smith if we pickup Evander Kane and bump them down to the third line.