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Originally Posted by Red Menace
Isn't this thread about Hudler?
Getting back to him, I think we all understand the concept of selling high, and he will quite likely not repeat his phenomenal stats from last year, so I can understand the idea to trade him now. But I do feel that he has been critical to the success of the young guys and I think we'd be better off having him stay around, and maybe even re-signing him. Certainly don't want 34 yr old Patrick Sharp ahead of him, and probably not any of the other names floating around.
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Seems like everyone is on the same page. It's great if we keep him but there is a risk of overpayment. If we sell high now, we want to go young. No reason to trade him for another veteran.
If we trade him for really young or draft picks, finding a veteran UFA on a short term might be a good transition move.