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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Not sure how Hudler is considered "overrated" on this board. He used to be on a really stacked Detroit team, where he was only given 3rd line, 2nd line minutes at best. On our team he has proven himself why he deserves a spot on the Flames' roster.
I have nothing against Cammy, but there is nothing wrong with keeping him until Gaudreau shows up in the NHL (if that happens), replacing one small winger with the other.
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Who's questioning he deserves a spot? He's our leading point getter, and on a fantastic contract, he's a great player.
But many on this board view him as an untouchable in regards to trade, and have drastically overhyped his value especially when comparing him to Cammy. Fair to suggest though that even though they are both small, Hudler and Cammy are very different players.
Regardless, there seems to be a lot of fear about losing Hudler from this team, while many are eager to part ways with Cammy. I think we should part ways with at least one of them, but I don't think Hudler is the slam dunk winner of that debate......especially considering he could likely net us better return.
Also, the 3rd line minutes argument on a good team. Can't stand when those come up. Such an argument of convenience that we all use. Depending what stance we want to take with a player, we will either say, they will do better in Calgary because they will get more top line ice time, or we flip and say, they will do worse in Calgary because in Detroit they were sheltered on the 3rd line playing against weaker competition. People just flip that argument depending on what they want to say, not sure it actually means much that he was on the 3rd line in Det.