It's no secret that the Blackhawks were going to be sellers ahead of Monday's trade deadline, but maybe not to the degree Chicago anticipated.
The Blackhawks made their first deadline deal of the day, trading Ryan Hartman and a fifth-round pick in 2018 to the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward prospect Victor Ejdsell, a first-round pick in 2018 and fourth-rounder in 2018.
"It’s a good opportunity for him, going to a team with a chance to win and going as far as they did last year, I’m sure they’re excited about getting a guy like Hartsy," Joel Quenneville said.