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Jiri Hudler back next season?

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he took stupid penalties at key moments, but at the same time, he could bury the puck too. with our PK unit looking really good right now, i'd definitely welcome his goal productivity and speed back.

We're talking about Hudler right?

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Leino is damn near out of the lineup, Frolov was benched one game; no comparison. He has 27 points on the season (more than all but 2 of our players) and is a 20 goal scorer. He would be a great addition to our 2nd line and could probably be signed for 3.5-4m. I'd take him.

So let me guess this straight... you would rather have Frolov for 3.5-4 mill than Hudler at 2.8? You seem to think that Frolov is better than Hudler. He is not. You do realise that last year Frolov only had 2 more points than Hudler (with 2 more games) despite generally being in the top 6 and had well over a 20 game stretch with Kopitar, right?. In addition he has a history of being lazy (he may have only been scrathed once this year, but has been prior to this season, and would have been more had he been playing for a team like detroit with an abundent of forwards and a babcock like coach), and also has a history of being horrendeously defensivily responsible.

Your arguement is that Hudler produced a large number of his points on the powerplay, and that is true, but last I checked they both count the same, and you vastly overate Frolovs impact on a game to game basis. In no shape or form is Frolov better than Hudler is now, let alone will be. Frolov may be marginally better on a 2nd line wing due to his speed(though this is an EXTREMELY unfair comparison seeing as Hudler never got a real chance on the 2nd line), but overall Hudler gives you far more gang for your buck and minutes, and in my mind has more natural talent than Frolov.

I just cannot see how you can justify paying a free agent a million more for worse overall production, worse defensive ability, worse attitude

So for a quick recap...

Point Production: While they both put up similar numbers, Hudler is still developing and could easily surpass Frolov, all the while getting substancially less minutes with largely inferior linemates. Hudler wins this catagory easily.

Defense Responsibility: Hudler is no selke winner, but he is bounds ahead of Frolov

Attitude: Hudler was scratched several times, but at the past several years has severly improved his work ethic, and now even has a slight fiestiness about him. Neither will ever win a battle in the corner consistently, but at least Hudler tries to.

Salary: Hudler. Non debatable.

If given a choice, I'd take the better younger, less lazy, more responsible and productive player who will play for less rather than the more expensive one dimensional one.

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I don't want Hudler back. He left for the KHL, and I do not welcome him back. He blew his chance to play for the DETROIT RED WINGS and the NHL, because he wanted a little bit more money.

If by "a little bit" you mean over twice as much given no taxes, then yes "a little bit of money".

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So based only on a chance that Hudler will continue to get better and grow, he easily wins the point production category despite Frolov's career PPG (.71) murdering Hudler's? (.49) and having had a 71 point season? Frolov will do better on our second line that Hudler. Not debatable. bigger. Faster. Proven.

Your defensive prognosis is I'm sure based off absolutely nothing. Frolov is faster and much, much bigger than Hudler (ie +physicality). Not only that, he plays on the PK! Last year he had 187 minutes on the PK. Anyone want to guess Hudler's PK time last season? Anyone? Anyone? uhh........49 seconds.

Attitude? HUDLER JUST LEFT FOR RUSSIA!

Salary. Yes, good math skills: 2.8 is in fact less than 3.5-4.

Frolov > Hudler.

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He is still making far more than the average person makes. He was being greedy and I hope hie is having fun in the Mafia league.

You can use that "more money" debate with practically any other nhl player. People's lifestyles adjust to their salaries. If you had a chance to jump jobs from a company that paid you less than you felt you were worth for twice the pay and a promotion in responsibility/power, you would do it. He did nothing diffirent than every other FA who has left us in the past has done before.

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I have lost a lot of respect for Hudler after he decided to ditch to the KHL, but I can recognize that he is a solid forward although I never thought he had any upside as a two-way forward like most of our players. I wouldn't mind him coming back, but if it means we lose the chance at signing a good FA or something then I would want him to stay put.

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So based only on a chance that Hudler will continue to get better and grow, he easily wins the point production category despite Frolov's career PPG (.71) murdering Hudler's? (.49) and having had a 71 point season?

Your defensive prognosis is I'm sure based off of nothing. Frolov is faster and much, much bigger than Hudler (ie +physicality). Not only that, he plays on the PK! Last year he had 187 minutes on the PK. Anyone want to guess Hudler's PK time last season? Anyone? Anyone? uhh........49 seconds.

Attitude? HUDLER JUST LEFT FOR RUSSIA!

Salary. Yes, good math skills: 2.8 is in fact less than 3.5-4.

Your ability to not comprehend situational numbers is distressing and makes me lose faith in the public school system. Career PPG's mean absoloutly NOTHING in this situation. By your logic the Wing's would be better off coaxing Wayne Gretzky out of retirement than either.

Hudler had two developmental seasons as a 22-23 year old, playing on the 4 line with the likes of Aaron downey. Last year is the only year Hudler had even close to the same amount of time than frolov and easily outscored him in points per minute, with far inferior linemates. It is a compeltly asinine statement to say that Hudler would not have put up more points than Frolov did last year if he had his time and linemates. Also Hudler is still improving, meanwhile Frolov is on pave for what is it? 40 something points?

If you honestly think the numbers you pulled up our fair comparisons, then please tell me as I won't further waste my time trying to educate someone with the inability to take things in context, though I'd like to think you were just doing that on purpose to smear the real issue. No one asked about who was the better player 5 years ago, they are asking now. Hudler has more upside potential still being only 24, and is a much more complete player than Frolov was at 24, and is only going to get better. Frolov on the otherhand seems to be on decline.

Also considering that FROLOV WILL BE LEAVING FOR DETROIT LULZ in your hypothetical situation, many L.A. Fans would be able to say the same thing about Frolov as you are saying about Hudler. Learn to take things in context. These players are professionals, I seriously doubt they all have a huge grudge against Hudler, and I'd rather have a hardworking player than one who has work ethic problems (notice I didn't say a history).

In short, I ask you reflect on what Holland would do given the current situation. I can gurantee you he would rather have Hudler at 2.8 than Frolov at 3.5-4 (which he wouldn't sign for anyways).

Edit: As for the PK part, you are correct he did play for the PK for the King's, but I sincerely doubt that he would be for the Wings. The diffirence in levels of depth makes the point moot, though I will say I was suprised when you brought that statistic up.

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He is still making far more than the average person makes. He was being greedy and I hope hie is having fun in the Mafia league.

Hudler was making 1.15 on an RFA contract. He was due for a raise. I forget offhand what he got in arbitration, but I believe it was just over 2. In the KHL he's making something like 5 per year.

(I'm going from memory. If someone remembers exactly, please correct me.)

So let me ask you this:

Suppose you are making $20,000 a year at your job. You know you deserve a raise. Your boss says they can't fit it into the budget right now.

Do you:

a) keep working for $20,000 a year.

b) go to a competitor who will pay you what you are worth (~$40,000) and take the risk of never returning.

c) make an agreement to come back to your company for $40,000 per year when they can afford you, and then go to a non-competitor and make $80,000 for a couple of years whilst gaining valuable experience that will serve you well when you return to your own company.

I've been with the same company for 11 years, and I know what I'd do. I'd take option C.

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I don't want Hudler back. He left for the KHL, and I do not welcome him back. He blew his chance to play for the DETROIT RED WINGS and the NHL, because he wanted a little bit more money.

This attitude of entitlement is crazy and incredibly stupid. I'm almost beyond words at this point because it's so asinine.

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This attitude of entitlement is crazy and incredibly stupid. I'm almost beyond words at this point because it's so asinine.

Welcome to LGW Hudler threads, always the best type of threads if you're sadistic like me and like to laugh at retards.

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Your ability to not comprehend situational numbers is distressing and makes me lose faith in the public school system.

Wow that was a really good one! you're definitely right about hudler now! In fact, can you teach me to write such zingers?

Actually, I'm just kidding. Hudler's "PPM" is marginally better than Frolov's at both ES and PP (and at such small margin's it's completely asinine to take any stock in those numbers). I would hardly consider that "easily outscored" Frolov. You sure do like to exaggerate. And what relevance does what he's on pace for have? Datsyuk is on pace for 70 points, pretty low for him. So maybe it's possible for players to have off seasons, how does that grab you?

And when I mention Frolov's PPG, I only mention it to say that Hudler doesn't "easily beat" Frolov in the point production category by any stretch of the imagination. Proven is better than what you think could happen. Again, the exaggerating thing. Oh and LEARN CONTEXT & COMPREHENTION "LULZ"

Anyway I'm bored now. I hope you enjoy yourself if you reply.

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Hudler was making 1.15 on an RFA contract. He was due for a raise. I forget offhand what he got in arbitration, but I believe it was just over 2. In the KHL he's making something like 5 per year.

(I'm going from memory. If someone remembers exactly, please correct me.)

So let me ask you this:

Suppose you are making $20,000 a year at your job. You know you deserve a raise. Your boss says they can't fit it into the budget right now.

Do you:

a) keep working for $20,000 a year.

b) go to a competitor who will pay you what you are worth (~$40,000) and take the risk of never returning.

c) make an agreement to come back to your company for $40,000 per year when they can afford you, and then go to a non-competitor and make $80,000 for a couple of years whilst gaining valuable experience that will serve you well when you return to your own company.

I've been with the same company for 11 years, and I know what I'd do. I'd take option C.

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Wow that was a really good one! you're definitely right about hudler now! In fact, can you teach me to write such zingers?

Actually, I'm just kidding. Hudler's "PPM" is marginally better than Frolov's at both ES and PP (and at such small margin's it's completely asinine to take any stock in those numbers). I would hardly consider that "easily outscored" Frolov. You sure do like to exaggerate. And what relevance does what he's on pace for have? Datsyuk is on pace for 70 points, pretty low for him. So maybe it's possible for players to have off seasons, how does that grab you?

And when I mention Frolov's PPG, I only mention it to say that Hudler doesn't "easily beat" Frolov in the point production category by any stretch of the imagination. Proven is better than what you think could happen. Again, the exaggerating thing. Oh and LEARN CONTEXT & COMPREHENTION "LULZ"

Anyway I'm bored now. I hope you enjoy yourself if you reply.

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Bigger_Man_Argument

Also considering you mocked my true statement about Hudler's salary as "good math skills" I believe we were both guilty of "zingers", and you instigated it.

Enjoy watching Frolov sign with a team other than the Wings this offseason and watch him be a massive dissapointment, and thanks for admitting that my arguement actually made sense and pertained to the sitaution rather than your ridiculous PPG CAREER argument.

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Hudler + bertuzzi/Williams is much better than frolov.

Hudler could take guys like helm and eaves and make a bonafide scoring line out of it.

Depends on how you're building your team. If you want to have two clear scoring lines and two clear checking lines, I'd rather pick one good guy than two medium. Maybe Cleary's role should be more defensive in the future?

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Depends on how you're building your team. If you want to have two clear scoring lines and two clear checking lines, I'd rather pick one good guy than two medium. Maybe Cleary's role should be more defensive in the future?

Although all 4 cups have come with the wings rolling 4 lines, and with a lot of depth scoring. Tougher to do with a cap, but hudler at such a price helps a lot. If your top lines are also checking lines it is nice if your checking lines can also chip in offensively.

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I will never fully understand this love of Frolov simply because there is no basis for it. I also fail to see why people think he would sign here anyways. Frolov is nothing special. He has 27 points in 44 games which is not as worrying as his -11 rating. Frolov has size which sounds good until you relaize that he plays as if he is Hudler's size. Hudler at his cap hit is all we need. There is a lot of hate towards Hudler because he bolted for the KHL. Big deal. Five million tax free dollars for a season's work is not something many would pass up. Hudler is a top line player in the KHL and he is not doing too badly. 37 points in 40 games with 6 of his 14 goals coming on the PP. His goal scoring on the PP should not be a surprise but he is putting up numbers on the top line as shown by his point per game numbers. The Red Wings PP has obviously been awful this season. So, could the Wings use Hudler? Yes they could, especially on the PP. In a straight comparison, Hudler trumps Frolov any day of the week. Hudler has also scored a couple of big goals for the Wings in the playoffs which of course is foreign territory for Frolov. Hudler did a lot in minimal ice time which is something a lot of people here fail to realize. Hudler can be a pretty productive player on this team if he is given the chance to be. I personally think that he will stay in Russia, make his 10 million and then come back to Detroit a more developed player.

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