- June 20, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
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.
Nylander had only played 19 NHL games prior to being traded and generated a total of 6 points in those 19 games. He has decent size (6’1, 192 lbs) and boasted an impressive combination of hands and shooting ability. Stan Bowman was betting on his talent being able to be realized, and at the same time, helping clear a logjam of young Right-Shot Defensemen in the ‘Hawks…
