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Originally Posted by New Era
A dead guy could get points playing with Gaudreau and Monahan. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking that Hudler is accomplishing anything at the moment. There is a lot left to be desired with Hudler's play at the moment. I like Jiri, and the leadership he has brought to the team, but I think he looks disinterested. Frankly, we have way too many veterans who are looking that way and that is the biggest problem with this team. The Flames were successful last season because of the enthusiasm the young guys brought to the team. They need that back and if certain vets aren't willing to play that way, it's time to move them. Sponging points off the two best talents on the team don't mean a hill of beans in the big picture. We aren't the Edmonton Oilers where points are all that matters. It's what you do on the ice when you aren't producing that counts the most, and I'm not seeing a helluva lot from Hudler, unlike what he has done in the past couple of years for the club.
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So in other words you don't like Hudler because he is playing like Hudler?
His peak was last year. He a useful player even in decline, and no one is stepping up to take his ice time, a second round pick sure won't. Neither will the abundance of .5 pt/game AHL RWs the Flames have (I'm not sure what Freddie Hamilton is, but I don't think he is the guy to take those minutes and produce those points). If any of them ever put up points at Hudler's pace in the NHL it won't be this year or next.
Hudler has earned his points.