And this is why I don't think I'll ever be in on a trade Hudler bandwagon. Except for maybe denouncing said trade scenarios. I haven't had the time but I am definitely getting Hudlers # and name plate on my jersey when I can. My favorite Flame.
Now if he can resume his wizardy, all will be right in the world.
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anybody remember when we first signed him, some people (dont remember who) said Hudler was a dressing room cancer?
Guy's like a co-captain here... him and Gio (maybe others, Stajan etc) have created an awesome culture, I love the leadership we have. I hope we keep this guy around for years to come.
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"With a coach and a player, sometimes there's just so much respect there that it's boils over"
-Taylor Hall
Where Colorado could be buoyed by some of the finest young offensive players in the league, Calgary doesn’t quite have that benefit. What Calgary does have, however, is a pair of stud defensemen in T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano, who are both tied for the team lead with 13 points apiece. Giordano, who last season could have made a serious case for the Norris Trophy, is playing like a man who wants to take home the award this year. And the 24-year-old Brodie looks like he could be right alongside his captain in the race.
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The production from Calgary has been spread throughout the team, with the defensemen contributing just as much as the forwards. Rookie sensation Johnny Gaudreau has two goals and eight points, while veteran Jiri Hudler leads all Flames forwards with 10 points, three of which are goals.
Shockingly, however, what makes the two teams the most similar at this juncture is the goaltending had to be lights out and it was and has. The signature of the Avalanche last season seemed to be consistently getting out-played with timely saves from Varlamov carrying the team to victory. This season, it has been much of the same from Hiller.
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And like Colorado last season, which rallied around fiery coach Patrick Roy, Calgary seems to be willing to do whatever it takes to please their coach, Bob Hartley. Whatever Hartley’s doing to motivate the troops, especially Hiller, is working for the time being.
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I keep thinking its not sustainable, but then I also have to think - they are without 4 regular fwds in the lineup and I can't see any one of them not contributing positively when they return.
Hudler is a beauty. Perhaps the quietest 10 points I can recall. Same as Hall/Toews.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
I was at glass level one game and he noticed a couple chicks near the glass in warm up, rapped the puck off the window to startle them and then gave me a knowing grin.
I saw him do this to a little kid one time. The kid was kind of daydreaming and Hudler snapped one right at the glass. Scared the hell outta the little guy. Hudler came over after and flipped him a puck. Ear to ear smiles from everyone.
I enjoy players who enjoy playing. Hudler seems to know he's got it good. Not like some prima donnas or players who think they have it soooo tough by going on a longish road trip.
I was pretty high on Hudler coming here from the get-go, but stories like this make me like him even more. He sure seems to be a great calming influence on the kids.
