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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
I personally think trading Hulder right now makes sense, but I don't think his year was that big of a fluke. Always thought he was underrated and had potential to be a lot better while he was with Detriot; I always thought on any other team, he'd be a quality first line player and he would produce.
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He put up solid totals on the Wings despite not getting a lot of PP time and at times stapled to the 3rd line so there was always the thought that he could do more if given a bigger role on another team. The talent was always on display but for whatever reason Babcock didn't want to promote him. I wonder if Hudler's quirky personality simply didn't mesh well with the greatest head coach in the history of the NHL?