The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Jack Hillen to a one-year, two-way deal.
Hillen, 25, spent the last four seasons in the New York Islanders organization, only visiting the AHL level once. In 175 NHL games, he’s tallied 50 points which, given the Islanders lack of success, is saying quite a bit. Matter of fact, the undrafted Minnetonka, Minnesota native was their 10th leading scorer last season with 22 points.
Islanders blogger Dee Karl gave us the lowdown on Hillen, saying “He is very intelligent and has a unique skating style. He was a little inconsistent last year due to injuries and a new baby… I really thought he had a future on this team… Garth (Snow) thought very highly of him when he signed him but he has a plan and sometimes even really good guys don’t quite fit (with) what he intends to do.”
Brett Lebda, who the Preds got from Toronto in the Matthew Lombardi/Cody Franson trade, will probably be bought out soon because itR...
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