Alexander Nylander #92, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
It’s time we accepted Alexander Nylander played a fine first season with the Blackhawks, his first full time showing in the NHL. But he needs to take another step to make the trade worth it.
Chicago Blackhawks rookie forward Alex Nylander posted a 49.4% Corsi, a 48.7% Fenwick, started nearly 54% of the time in the defensive zone, and still contributed 26 points. Like him or not, that is a solid rookie campaign.
Prior to this past season, Bowman traded our top defenseman prospect Henri Jokiharju to Buffalo for the underperforming but very promising forward Alex Nylander, in a move to make room on the defensive pipeline for prospects and bring in a skilled young forward.