I was very reluctant to hang on to Staal and pay a 33 year old north of 9 million dollars on a grid. Had a few talks over the last couple of months but ultimately decided on Hartman who's a good young player and currently the 7th highest scorer on an admittedly struggling Hawks team.
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Fairly quick and easy deal. Playoffs will be tough to make but the acquisition price was low and Hartman isn’t a guy I think I would give much of a raise to in the offseason. Staal adds some Center depth, hopefully the team can get on a roll here.