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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Makes you wonder if the Flames shouldn't be exploring something like swapping Hudler for Sharp if you can get Sharp for cheap due to the Hawks cap woes and if you can maximize Hudler's value right now with him coming off his best career year. Lots of downside to a move like this in the short term too, but long term you have to think the Flames are thinking about these types of things.
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One thing to consider is Sharp has almost 870 NHL games on that body vs Hulder at 670 NHL games, in addition to 2 years older. Much of that in the past 3 years. With so many late 20s players breaking down due to # of games played over so many playoffs (see LA Kings) I'd wouldn't think of Sharp (or Williams) as any sort of upgrade or replacement for Hudler. In fact, I'd stay away from Williams entirely and wouldn't give up more than a mid round pick for Sharp (I'm sure other teams may offer more).