[Trade] Pitlick for Hartman

[Axeman33]

https://twitter.com/seanshapiro/stat...765826049?s=19

Stars have traded Tyler Pitlick to the Flyers for Ryan Hartman

[als_revenge]

Philadelphia is certainly active this summer; although I must admit I'm not quite grasping their big picture yet...

[CAN-AM Commish]

3rd NHL team already for Hartman.
Why is he moved so much in his early career?

[2014olympicgold]

His value went from a 1st round pick to ... Pitlick in 16months.

[lucafen4]

is it just me or does everyone seem to want Hartman.
then they get him and are like, "Oh..."
and he gets traded again for a smaller return

[ericdaoust]

Everything about this deal screams "meh"

On both sides

[Axeman33]

Its a bottom six for a bottom six but a lot of people seem to think Hartman is better than what he is. Personally, I prefer Pitlick to Hartman, when he can stay healthy.

[Daydream Nation]

is it just me or does everyone seem to want Hartman.
then they get him and are like, "Oh..."
and he gets traded again for a smaller return

There's definitely something to this. There were rumblings in Chicago that he was complaining about playing time. He never said anything to the press.

[ericdaoust]

Dallas is probably gambling on whatever upside Hartman has to try and increase their secondary scoring. Because they need that a lot.

[Pengwin7]

This feels like two GMs trying to look active by swapping 3rd liners.
I agree... "meh".

[lucafen4]

Who gets to tell Hartman he's been traded:

Ryan Hartman‏Verified account @RHartzy18 Jun 21 Heading off the grid till next Saturday... if you need me... leave me a voicemail world

[lucafen4]

Dallas isn't qualifying Hartman??? I'm so confused... Why trade for him?

Hartman 1. doesn't know he's been traded; 2. doesn't know he's becoming a UFA tomorrow.

[fungchen3]

Philadelphia is certainly active this summer; although I must admit I'm not quite grasping their big picture yet...

As a Flyers fan, I've been watching--and monitoring--all of Fletcher's moves this summer, including the draft.

Overall, I think it's been so-so at best. Do Hayes, Niskanen, Braun and Pitlick make the Flyers a better, deeper team than last year? Sure. Did the Flyers add a ton of salary without adding a prime-time, legit star? Yep. I think Fletcher has added four solid, well-rounded players who are hard workers with character. All four are "the type of players coaches love" if that makes sense.

Even though the UFA period did not officially begin, I think the Flyers are pretty set, outside of adding a BU tender and re-upping a couple more RFA's.

If the Flyers are going to make a splash, it will need to be a massive hockey deal with good players (and salary) heading the other way. I don't see this happening.

I think the Flyers are rolling into 2019-20 with...

Giroux - Couturier - Konecny (RFA)
JVR - Hayes - Voracek
Lindblom - Patrick - Frost (or UFA)
Raffl - Laughton (RFA) - Pitlick

Provorov (RFA) - Niskanen
Gostisbehere - Braun
Sanheim - Myers

Hart
(UFA)

[ericdaoust]

It's not just whether or not a series of moves makes a team better. Each team's goal is to be the best. Bad financial moves can put the team under a glass ceiling.

[fungchen3]

It's not just whether or not a series of moves makes a team better. Each team's goal is to be the best. Bad financial moves can put the team under a glass ceiling.

I agree 100%.

Personally, I am not of fan of Fletcher's offseason. I think the Hayes deal will be an albatross in 4 years--the last 3 years will be brutal.

The Niskanen and Braun moves don't hurt the Flyers long-term, but it's money that could have been better spent this summer. Pitlick for Hartman is meh, whatever.

I still don't like passing on Cole Caufield either--the Flyers have desperately needed a pure goal scorer for years--and they passed on him twice in the same draft. Caufield will score 40-45 goals in the NHL without question--write it down with a Sharpie.