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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
I don't see the same thing thing others are seeing in Hudler. I'm not seeing any lazy play from him. If you really watch him he is playing a style right now yhat is not his strength. You watch him and he is the one on that line thats trying to be physical. He is the one going along the boards and corners battling . He is the guy throwing his weight around. Hudler is the one on that line picking up the lack of physical play of the young guys. Thats not his game but some one has to do it .
I agree Jones should get a shot on that line due to his style of game. Let him be the guy banging around.
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I saw that last year from Hudler. I'm not seeing it this year. You can look at the points he has this year and in 80% of them he's not much of a factor in the goal. He doesn't seem to want the puck and isn't finding much open ice.
The other thing I've been noticing in general this year is that players aren't utilizing the defensemen at the point. We have Brodie, Gio, Wideman and Hamilton who are great at walking the line and getting shots through. This year the forwards seem to just try and keep the cycle going deep because they are afraid of the puck going the other way. Hopefully with more confidence in Ramo we'll start to see more point shots which will surely lead to more consistent scoring.