Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman was asked Monday whether Chicagos championship window has closed. Bowman said he didnt know if he subscribed to the theory of windows, mentioning the Lightning going from out of the 2017 playoffs to a Stanley Cup favorite and the Golden Knights remarkably quick ascension.Things Bernie Kosar Jersey in our sport more than anything, Bowman said to reporters, they change pretty dramatically year to year.Ryan Hartman and the Blackhawks have proven that, though not in the way Bowman would have wanted.On Monday, Chicago sent Hartman and a 2018 fifth-round pick to Nashville for the Predators first- and fourth-round choices in this years draft and Swedish forward Victor Ejdsell. In another deal, Chicago unloaded Tommy Wingels to Boston for a conditional 2019 fifth-round pick.MORE:That the Blackhawks are in the selling position for the first time since 2007 is one of the NHLs biggest non-Vegas surprises. A year removed from a 50-win season and just three from their third Stanley Cup of the decade, the Blackhawks are effectively out of the playoff race with 19 games to go. Instead of talk about adding to the dynasty and Hall of Fame resumes, Chicago is playing out the string and answering questions about getting youngsters more ice time.Its different. A different feeling, Patrick Kane told reporters Monday. Obviously were not in the position wed like to be and Trevon Coley Jersey usually, at this time of year, youre looking toward some of the bigger names on the trade list (and) if were getting any of them. Obviously thats not the case this year, so a little bit different feeling.The Blackhawks are in this position for a host of reasons. . The lack of production from Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad has been another. No Marian Ho sa, Artemi Panarin, Niklas Hjalmar son and Scott Darling certainly hasnt helped. The power play has languished near the bottom of the league all season, and the blue line has lacked any sort of consistency beyond a slightly but noticeably slower Duncan Keith.In all, Chicago is in a completely different spot than where it was 12 months ago. Instead of entering the playoffs as a favorite and thinking about a fourth Cup, the Blackhawks are at a cro sroads trying to collect young talent to support an aging but expensive core.MORE: Totally different. Were always in there thinking about whos getting who and hopefully we get somebody, coach Joel Quenneville said Monday to reporters. I think that first time weve been in the selling mode and its a whole Joe Thomas Jersey different environment.As for Hartman, a year ago he looked like a key part of the Blackhawks next wave.Only 5-11 and 194 pounds, Hartman has always played a more physical game than his stature would suggest. Before establishing himself as a regular in Chicago, the knocks on him were a perceived lack of discipline and questions about whether he could produce.Last season, Chicagos 2013 first-round pick seemed to put those questions to rest. Playing a physical game that led some to think the Blackhawks had found their replacement for Andrew Shaw, Hartman scored 19 goals and limited himself to 70 penalty minutes in an encouraging rookie year.Even though he was silent in Chicagos four-game sweepto Nashville in last years first round, Hartman, 23, was still expected to take a big leap in his sophomore season. But the highlight of his 2017-18 season came on opening night when he had a goal and four a sists in a 10-1 rout of Pittsburgh as part of a line with Kane and Nick Schmaltz. Since then, Hartmans production has dried up and the discipline i sues returned.GRADES: Hartman, a pending RFA this summer,was scratched seven times and his final game with the Blackhawks ended with a benching in Chicagos lo s Saturday in Columbus, punishment for takinga high-sticking penalty 17:06 into the first that killed an odd-man rush. He wasn't seenas part of their future.Hartzy always had stretches where hed be very effective as far as producing and playing the right way. Discipline is something that he had some real good stretches in Larry Ogunjobi Jersey that area as well, Quenneville said. I think for him its an opportunity where all of a sudden, I dont know where hes going to play in their lineup, but I think hes got a chance to play with some good players in good situations, some meaningful games. I thought he progre sed fine with us.Beyond the weirdne s of hearing Quenneville talk about how a player is leaving Chicago to play in meaningful games, the Blackhawks got a decent return for Hartman. Nashville, Bowman said, offered value he found hard to pa s up.In the short term, obviously its hard to let a player like Ryan go but I felt that we had two really high-value a sets to complement (the organization), Bowman said.During his Monday news conference, Bowman said the bright spot of the season has been the progre sion of young players. And hes probably right, as Schmaltz, Alex DeBrincat and Vinnie Hinostroza have emerged in Chicago and 2017 picks Henri Jokiharju and Ian Mitchell have matured into strong prospects. Add in Dylan Sikura, a Northeastern senior who hasnt yet signed, Ejdsell and the two first-round picks the Blackhawks will have this June, and Bowman thinks Chicago will get an infusion of even more young talent.Thats a lot of players that have a chance to really impact our team going forward over the next couple seasons, Bowman said.Perhaps that youth can help fuel a fast and needed Chicago turnaround. And maybe its po sible, because as Hartman and the Blackhawks have learned, life can change quickly. Related Articles Ryan McDonagh trade grades: Lightning beef up for Cup run Olivier Vernon Jersey ; Rangers plot future