Alex Nylander #92, Chicago Blackhawks Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Part of the Chicago Blackhawks’ offseason will involve the evaluation of pending free agents. In this episode of Blackhawks Business, we will take a look at Restricted Free Agent (RFA) Forward Alexander Nylander.
There is perhaps no player more polarizing in the Blackhawks fan base than Alex Nylander. Acquired in a trade for Henri Jokiharju, a promising young defenseman drafted in the first round by the Blackhawks in 2017, Nylander, himself a former first-round pick, was a physically talented player who had not been able to put it all together for the Buffalo Sabres organization.