Confirmed with Link: Flyers trade Ryan Hartman to Dallas for Tyler Pitlick

[ponder719]

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Dallas trades winger Tyler Pitlick to Flyers for Ryan Hartman, who the Stars have thrown punches at before

The Stars swapped forwards on Monday afternoon, sending winger Tyler Pitlick to Philadelphia for Ryan Hartman.

Hartman is a 24-year-old restricted free agent who scored 12 goals in 83 games last season for the Predators and the Flyers. Hartman was a first-round draft pick in 2013 and is known as an agitator on the ice with 70-plus penalty minutes in each of the last three seasons.

The Stars will be Hartman's fourth team in the last 16 months. He was traded from Chicago to Nashville at the trade deadline in 2018 for a package that included a first-round pick. At the trade deadline in February, Nashville dealt him to Philadelphia to acquire Wayne Simmonds.

Pitlick had one year remaining on his contract that carried a $1 million cap hit and is coming off a season interrupted by wrist surgery that sidelined him for two months as the Stars chased a playoff spot. He was primarily a defensive forward who played on Dallas' shutdown line with Radek Faksa.

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[Nizzle]

But why

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Well that's interesting.

 

[Striiker]

Oh look, Hartman as a cap dump.

So glad we took him over the draft picks in the Simmonds trade.

 

[GKJ]

Must not have thought they'd get Hartman at a number they'd want.

 

[ponder719]

But why

Pitlick's locked in at $1M for this year, and goes UFA next year. I'm guessing Hartman wanted at least twice that, and it wasn't looking good for him with the other RFAs still to sign.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I think this is a way to have a 4RW but pay 1M less. Good trade I think in terms of value.

 

[Flyotes]

You could just kind of feel it that Hartman wasn't in the plans, right?

 

[AdamParrot]

NOOOOO.

 

[Lotusflower]

Can the season ******** START already. Hopefully we wont need 40 pages and 2 threads for this one

 

[GKJ]

Pitlick has 70% defensive zone starts this past year. Wow.

 

[CapnZin]

Ahhhh, some boring hockey is the way we’re going. This guy would’ve been Hakstol go to in any situation if Hal were still here.

Fletcher is starting to get on my annoying list now. Hartman must’ve been asking for a lot of money.

 

[JVR21]

I can't imagine Hartman couldn't have been been signed for 3 years with a cap hit not much higher than Pitlick's.... I don't understand this at all. This solidified the Simmonds trade as useless.

 

[Branko]

Gotta be connected to something else right?

I actually thought Hartman had a role on this team.

 

[1865]

I have no opinion on this trade.

 

[Magua]

That Hartman trade with Nashville was bleh to begin with, though people wanted to die on that hill that he was traded for a 1st rounder the year before. And almost 20 goals once! At least Fletcher didn't compound it giving Hartman a 2-3 year deal at $2-3 mil or whatever he probably wanted. But he also hamstrung himself so he couldn't even if he wanted.

But, as was said above, glad we didn't get any liquid assets in that Simmonds trade. And it was more than a 5th rounder, unless you're naive. You just shake your head about their necessity to get less value to a current roster piece. Now, we have a player who ideally is a 12/13 forward. Whatever.

 

[GKJ]

 

[RANKKA]

why? simmonds trade just keeps going worse

 

[SuchySays]

what the

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

WT actual F?

 

[deadhead]

He's a RH center who can probably swing out to RW, plays the PK, only costs $1M so you can send him down and bring up Rubtsov with no cap hit.

He had wrist surgery last year, but was pretty solid the year before. 26 ES points in a 4th line role.
Kind of depth that can help you, then be sent to the pressbox or LHV as the kids progress.

Guy is a bit injury prone over the years.

 

[Striiker]

That Hartman trade with Nashville was bleh to begin with, though people wanted to die on that hill that he was traded for a 1st rounder the year before. And almost 20 goals once. At least Fletcher didn't compound it giving Hartman a 2-3 year deal at $2-3 mil or whatever he probably wanted. But he also hamstrung himself so he couldn't.

But, as was said above, glad we didn't get any liquid assets in that Simmonds trade. And it was more than a 5th rounder, unless you're naive. You just shake your head about their necessity to get less value to a current roster piece. Now, we have a player who ideally is a 12/13 forward. Whatever.

blah blah blah percentage chance of 2nd round picks blah blah blah too many prospects blah blah blah 2 years away from 2 years away blah blah blah bias for action blah blah blah

 

[Outlaw Samurai]

He had 8 goals last year with a shit load of D zone starts. That's not bad.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

I don't want a guy with that name being on my team. Awful name.

 

[TCTC]

Not thrilled with this. I would've liked to see Hartman with Laughton and Raffl on our 4th line. But I guess he priced himself out?