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Originally Posted by Dr. Doom
Sadly Treliving really should have dealt Hudler after last season, everyone and the kitchen sink knew that he was playing well beyond his means. With one bargain year left on his contract, and at his age, really that was a deal on a silver platter and we got greedy. Now I'd say you let him walk for peanuts...
Russell on the other hand is a young blocking machine. Maybe it's for the best he's having an off year, sign him multi for cheap and at the very least if you want to trade him later a # of team would take him for the playoffs.
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So let me get this straight... BT should of traded Hudler after a career year, helping along Gaudreau and Monahan (all feeding off eachother- awesome chemistry) with leadership, mentoring and skill and you figure BT should of ripped that out of the equation at the end of last year ?
You risk throwing off the chemistry of the team with your two brightest stars last year in Monahan and Johnny but getting rid of Huds on the first line ?. Also, you only paid a guy 4 mill that scored 70+ points. No secret Gaudreau and Monahan helped revived Hudler and got his juices going again- there is no saying that it wouldn't continue into the next season again playing with the two kids as Hudler isn't that old.
But to say you would let a guy who scored 70 pts last year, maybe only 50 this year, who is a Stanley Cup Champ with experience and leadership, is mentoring your next stars on the team, is still gifted offensively on a bargain contract walk for peaunuts ? Peanuts ? I am glad BT is the GM and understands the game. Yikes.