Hudler's ripping it up over there!

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

http://www.khl.ru/statistics/167/?section=...598〈=en

19pts in 19 games with 8 goals. not bad

http://en.khl.ru/news/2009/10/22/23695.html

nice little article

Edited October 25, 2009 by Pavel Hossyukstrom

[rage 24]

Well, he is a NHL Calibre Player playing in the "KHL" is it??

LMAO!!

[Dominator2005 558]

He can stay there for the next 50 years - NO NEED FOR HIM!!!

[Wings_Dynasty 267]

Who is Hudler?

[uk_redwing 495]

Dont care. Kopecky could put up similar numbers in that pathetic league.

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

http://www.khl.ru/statistics/167/?section=...598〈=en

19pts in 19 games with 8 goals. not bad

http://en.khl.ru/news/2009/10/22/23695.html

nice little article

Good for him, hope he continues to kick some rear end over there.

[sixer 37]

He should have more then that given it's the KHL. Can't compare that league to the NHL.

[maltbymaniac 13]

that stubby lil troll should be over here putting up them numbers

[ManLuv4Clears 7]

Is that the league where there is no hitting?

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

“Mr. Almost All of Octoberâ€. â„¢

[Reds4Life 51]

Why all you f***ers bash Hudler? He did nothing wrong and KHL is not a bush league. Wings could use him now that Datsyuk and Zetterberg cannot seem to score at all.

Edited October 25, 2009 by Reds4Life

[Phazon 24]

Weinhandl has 25p on same team and is outplaying hudler.

yes mattias weinhandl, lol.

[Guest gofish]

They clearly don't play a physical game, or he'd be oln his ass 80% of the time. hope he stays over there.

[Doc Holiday 0]

They clearly don't play a physical game, or he'd be oln his ass 80% of the time. hope he stays over there.

Cause Hudler was always on his ass in the NHL.

I believe my photoshop bears repeating in this thread:

[Guest gofish]

phaneuf ends hudler

mike brown ends hudlers

^

^

hudler never played the same after this, maybe he learned to keep his head up in the neutral zone instead of admiring his passes.

Edited October 25, 2009 by gofish

[dat's sick 1,002]

Say what you will about their physicality, but there's a lot of skill on that team. I'm guessing it's pretty fun to see Weinhandl, Omark and Hudler together.

[Doc Holiday 0]

phaneuf ends hudler

mike brown ends hudlers

^

^

hudler never played the same after this, maybe he learned to keep his head up in the neutral zone instead of admiring his passes.

What exactly did either of them end? They made two great body checks. But honestly Hudler has been able to perform in the NHL despite getting his head kicked in twice from those guys.

Your "Hudler can't play in a physical league" argument is bunk.

[Guest gofish]

Simply stating your arguement is "bunk" does not prove anything. Nothing you stated proved my post to be false or incorrect. Learn the word before you use it. I understand you went to schools in Mi. and I won't hold that against you, we can blame Granholm.

Edited October 25, 2009 by gofish

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Why all you f***ers bash Hudler? He did nothing wrong and KHL is not a bush league. Wings could use him now that Datsyuk and Zetterberg cannot seem to score at all.

Yup, but he chose to leave after going to arbitration.

I'm sure he had his reasons, but he burned a major bridge. Who in the NHL is going to want a player who could jump ship to Russia at any time, and you'll lose him for nothing in return?

[Guest gofish]

Yup, but he chose to leave after going to arbitration.

I'm sure he had his reasons, but he burned a major bridge. Who in the NHL is going to want a player who could jump ship to Russia at any time, and you'll lose him for nothing in return?

Not being a dick, butttttttttt if a team will take a risk on psycho like Ray Emery, Hudler looks like the golden boy.

[Opie 308]

Yup, but he chose to leave after going to arbitration.

I'm sure he had his reasons, but he burned a major bridge. Who in the NHL is going to want a player who could jump ship to Russia at any time, and you'll lose him for nothing in return?

How quickly we forget.

Hudler said when he left he only wanted to play for the Wings in the NHL, if they could not afford him he was going to the KHL. And long before he went to arbitration he made that statement, he never hid his intentions from the Wings, he made them clear.

I don't get this "He abandoned the Wings" and most of the people stating that are people who wanted him off of the Wings long before he hit RFA status.

He didn't burn a bridge, and I do believe ( I may be wrong) Holland stated Hudler was welcomed we his contract was up.

There was little to no chance the Wings could pay Hudler and still fill out the roster, as it was Huds was going to cost as much as Bert and Williams together.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Good. Hopefully he stays there forever.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

How quickly we forget.

Hudler said when he left he only wanted to play for the Wings in the NHL, if they could not afford him he was going to the KHL. And long before he went to arbitration he made that statement, he never hid his intentions from the Wings, he made them clear.

I don't get this "He abandoned the Wings" and most of the people stating that are people who wanted him off of the Wings long before he hit RFA status.

He didn't burn a bridge, and I do believe ( I may be wrong) Holland stated Hudler was welcomed we his contract was up.

There was little to no chance the Wings could pay Hudler and still fill out the roster, as it was Huds was going to cost as much as Bert and Williams together.

I didn't forget anything. If he only wanted to play for the Wings, he'd be in the lineup right now. If memory serves he had signed with the KHL before arbitration even came back. The arbitrator awarded him a 2 year 5.75 million dollar deal, which I thought was less than what the Wings were offering him. Yes it would be tight with the cap, but this organization has a pretty strong history of taking care of its players. It's not like the Wings were trying to screw Hudler over. When you enter into arbitration, it's under the pretense of bargaining in good faith. Simultaneously negotiating with an outside league isn't exactly good faith.

And we're talking about an RFA, not a UFA. the Wings lost him for nothing. I don't know exactly what Holland's position was, but I do know he made it clear that if and when Hudler decides to return to the NHL, the Wings own his ass.

I didn't say he abandoned the Wings, I don't get all offended or hurt like some people here when a player chooses not to play for Detroit, but he chose not to honor his NHL contract. If I were a GM I sure wouldn't take a risk on that happening again. And say the Wings don't do well this season, a big part of the reason being a lack of offense. Do you think if Hudler returns a couple years from now when the Wings can pay him what he wants, he'll be welcomed in the locker room with open arms?

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Not being a dick, butttttttttt if a team will take a risk on psycho like Ray Emery, Hudler looks like the golden boy.

Signing Emery is definitely a risk, but his problems were behavioral. He played overseas because he crazied himself out of a job in the NHL.

To me that's different than an RFA going to arbitration while simultaneously negotiating with another league, then bailing on his contract and going to that league.

Emery the risk is he's still bats*** crazy. Hudler the risk is he follows the money again and you get nothing in return.

Edited October 25, 2009 by haroldsnepsts

[Guest gofish]

Signing Emery is definitely a risk, but his problems were behavioral. He played overseas because he crazied himself out of a job in the NHL.

To me that's different than an RFA going to arbitration while simultaneously negotiating with another league, then bailing on his contract and going to that league.

Emery the risk is he's still bats*** crazy. Hudler the risk is he follows the money again and you get nothing in return.

this is true, all im saying is theres a video of him taking swings at a euro equipment guy after he got yanked. i'd be more worried about the crazy goalie who might swing on you if he lets in a few softies. that will kill morale and turn fans on you quicker than jumping ship to go play in a softer league. I personally am glad hudlers gone, we had too many little guys out there. We didn't need anymore small guys that get tossed around.

found vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG62Z40O40s

Edited October 25, 2009 by gofish