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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Who is this ‘55-point Hudler’ of whom you speak? The Hudler who played for the Flames scored 46 points in 2015-16, and followed it up with 11 points in 32 games last season. And the organization didn't let him walk, they traded him for a second-round pick (used to draft Tyler Parsons) and a fourth-round pick (waiting for 2018). Not a bad return for a guy who crashed and burned, and is now without a contract and probably out of the NHL for good.
Perhaps you're talking about some other Hudler who scored 55 points and then walked as a UFA. I confess I can't find any record of that guy.
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Congrats on the technical correctness.
Hudler had 35 points in 53 games as a Flame. Which is a 54 point pace over 82 games. That was a season after scoring 76 points. At no point was he offered a contract extension. While he was traded, he was still a UFA the next offseason.
Last year injuries plagued him, but unless you're implying management has the gift of clairvoyance, that's not something that could have been predicted.
Finally, if Hudler "crashed and burned" out of the NHL (in an injury plagued season), that's
still an upgrade on three more years of a "6'2, 215lbs" anvil.
This management absolutely values useless size over actual effectiveness. I wouldn't put it past them to sign Tanner Glass, but that doesn't mean they "should" sign Tanner Glass.