Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 I'm sure Hudler would put up good numbers in the AHL too. Actually I envision him being worse if he come back than when he left due to the slower play there. Hudler obviously doesn't have an "out-clause" in his contract, the GM wouldn't be complaining if he didn't. I think it would be hysterical if Hudler disregards his contract TWICE, once here and once in the NHL. I won't mind having Hudler back but if we don't have a definitive answer July 1st then I hope we move on. It was bad enough his stupid actions handcuffed Kenny last summer and I don't want it to happen again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Just when I thought this team couldnt get any softer... This team doesn't get tougher, but I don't think this team gets softer either. Replacing noodle-boy Williams with Abby vs replacing Homer with Hudler is pretty much a wash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 I'm sure Hudler would put up good numbers in the AHL too. Actually I envision him being worse if he come back than when he left due to the slower play there. Hudler obviously doesn't have an "out-clause" in his contract, the GM wouldn't be complaining if he didn't. I think it would be hysterical if Hudler disregards his contract TWICE, once here and once in the NHL. I won't mind having Hudler back but if we don't have a definitive answer July 1st then I hope we move on. It was bad enough his stupid actions handcuffed Kenny last summer and I don't want it to happen again. Agreed... if he is coming back, it HAS to be by July 1st... also, I was pretty sure that he had an out clause... could be wrong... This team doesn't get tougher, but I don't think this team gets softer either. Replacing noodle-boy Williams with Abby vs replacing Homer with Hudler is pretty much a wash. as far as pure toughness, replacing Holmer with Abs and Williams with Hudler is a better comparison - but basically same point, still pretty much a wash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 I stopped reading after the bolded part. I think it's hilarious that you assume because your ecstatic about Hudler's POTENTIAL return that everyone else will be. I'm not at all happy about the Red Wings being forced to take back a player who sucked this year (and wasn't amazing before) regardless of who it is. Not like this post isn't something you haven't posted 5 times before whining about wanting Hudler back. You don't think Wings fans would rather have Hudler than Williams? Because that's basically what it comes down to. If Maltby and Holmstrom retire, we're basically looking at replacing Williams, Homer, and Maltby with Hudler, Abdelkader, and a guy like Ritola, McGrath, or Oulahen,. Tell me how Wings fans would be unhappy with that change. And "wasn't amazing before" is arguable given the fact that Hudler's 08-09 stats, not even factoring in ice time, tied for 73rd among all forwards in points, tied for 70th in goals, and tied for 60th in assists. Most players who put up similar kinds of numbers are generally worse than Hudler defensively if not far worse, and generally no better physically. So what exactly about Hudler wasn't amazing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Wing 26 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Why are people assuming Holmstrom will retire? There was an article a couple of weeks ago implying that he would probably be re-signed. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100317/SPORTS0103/3170433/1128/rss16 Or has something changed since? As for Hudler, yes please. Williams gone hopefully. I reckon Bert, Homer, Lids, Miller, Eaves, Helm, Abs, Lilja, Kindl will all be with the Wings next year. Possibly with 1m cap space. Edited March 31, 2010 by Green Wing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Why are people assuming Holmstrom will retire? There was an article a couple of weeks ago implying that he would probably be re-signed. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100317/SPORTS0103/3170433/1128/rss16 Or has something changed since? As for Hudler, yes please. Williams gone hopefully. I reckon Bert, Homer, Lids, Miller, Eaves, Helm, Abs, Lilja, Kindl will all be with the Wings next year. Possibly with 1m cap space. Story just said they were in talks... until it's finalized, I wonder how serious it is... his body takes an absolute BEATING... I hope I'm wrong to be honest, I'd love for him to be back next year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kook_10 1,705 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 82games, 23 goals, 34assists last year in NHL 54 games, 19 goals, 35 assists in the KHL... yeah that does suck. So he sucks in the KHL... Seeing as though he was 8th in the league in scoring, who doesn't suck there? Top 3? Top 5? His pts per game went up 44%. What do you think he should have done to not suck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 I'm sure Hudler would put up good numbers in the AHL too. Actually I envision him being worse if he come back than when he left due to the slower play there. Hudler scored 97 points in 76 games in the AHL. That projects to 105 had he played the other 6. Yeah, he'd put up good numbers. His 61 assists are a club record, and had he played the full 82 he would have the points record also. If Hudler were to play in the AHL he would score probably 60-70 goals and 100 assists, and if he spent additional seasons there he would blow out Michel Picard's career scoring records. Hudler obviously doesn't have an "out-clause" in his contract, the GM wouldn't be complaining if he didn't. I think it would be hysterical if Hudler disregards his contract TWICE, once here and once in the NHL. I won't mind having Hudler back but if we don't have a definitive answer July 1st then I hope we move on. It was bad enough his stupid actions handcuffed Kenny last summer and I don't want it to happen again. Yeah, I know you aren't interested in having an offensive whiz who is an excellent playmaker with very good finishing skills and if played on the top two lines will almost certainly be a point-per-game player, and having him signed for two seasons at a cap hit under $3 million. What a terrible thing to happen to the Wings. The only thing worse would be trading Holmstrom to Tampa for Stamkos, and Tollefson to Edmonton for their #1 pick. I mean, those things would be horrible moves for the Wings. So he sucks in the KHL... Seeing as though he was 8th in the league in scoring, who doesn't suck there? Top 3? Top 5? His pts per game went up 44%. What do you think he should have done to not suck? Outperformed talents who would still be first-liners in the NHL like Jagr and Fedorov... Oh wait, NM. 1 Theophany reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Right, because I said him coming back would be a bad thing. It would be a bad thing if we don't know whether or not he's coming back by July 1st because it would mean Kenny probably wouldn't do anything in the free agency and we wouldn't be able to get who we wanted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Hopefully Hudler comes back so we can trade him for a good North American player that actually shows heart. 1 ilmickeyli reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 I'm not sure I like the idea of keeping Bert over Homer. I wouldn't do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Hopefully Hudler comes back so we can trade him for a good North American player that actually shows heart. Like Sid the Kid! 1 evilmrt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Hopefully Hudler comes back so we can trade him for a good North American player that actually shows heart. Carman, you are my Sidney Crosby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 792 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Hopefully Hudler comes back so we can trade him for a good North American player that actually shows heart. You think we could trade him for the player that which we don't speak of? =) I would take that trade=) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Outperformed talents who would still be first-liners in the NHL like Jagr and Fedorov...Oh wait, NM. Not outperforming talents like these: http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468496#&navid=nhl-search You think we could trade him for the player that which we don't speak of? =) I would take that trade=) If Hudler was given Crosby's body, Hudler would be twice the player Crosby is. 1 dobbles reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Hudler's financial ability if pro-rated over 5 years would give him the potential to make the financial decisions for the new global econonmy. Hudler for president. 1 ManLuv4Clears reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Well, if Hudler is done with Dynamo, that's good news for us. He still has a year left on his contract with them, aside from the opt-out clause that allows him to return to the NHL. This means either he is leaving the KHL entirely and going to a DIFFERENT European league, or he's back next season (most likely) and Wings fans will generally be pleased. So with Hudler back, the current SIGNED Wings roster for next season: Forwards: Datsyuk $6.7m Zetterberg $6,083,333 Franzen $3,954,545 Filppula $3m Hudler $2.875m Cleary $2.8m Draper $1,583,333 Defense: Rafalski $6m Stuart $3.75m Kronwall $3m Ericsson $900k Kindl $883,333 Goalie: Osgood $1,416,666 Howard $716,666 Total cap hit: $43,662,876 Cap space (assuming no change): $13,137,124 Forwards on the active roster who will be RFAs this summer: Helm, Eaves, Miller Other notable RFA forwards: Abdelkader Forwards on the active roster who will be UFAs this summer: Holmstrom, Williams, Bertuzzi, Maltby Defensemen on the active roster who will be RFAs this summer: Meech Other notable RFA defensemen: Kolosov Defensemen on the active roster who will be UFAs this summer: Lidstrom, Lilja, Lebda Other notable UFA defensemen: Janik All of the signed players I listed above will likely play on the regular roster, with Kindl possibly rotating in with Ericsson and whoever the #7 is. The Wings need to sign five forwards and one defenseman to their everyday roster, plus anywhere from one to three spare players. If Lilja continues his pro career, he will almost certainly be re-signed. If not, he will probably be replaced with someone who would most likely be RFA Meech, who has solid potential as a two-way defenseman, is quick and versatile, and is very cost-effective. Assuming Lilja returns, he likely rotates in with Kindl and Ericsson to get them as much playing time as possible. No we're looking at Lidstrom. Interviews have suggested he'll return. He probably takes a pay cut, likely down to tha $4-5m range. If he doesn't return, that's probably about what's spent on his "replacement". So having determined that the Wings probably spend about $7m on their defense at the top end, figure the Wings will then see about $6m left to spend on six forwards. Hudler returning throws a wrench in keeping scoring forwards, and Bertuzzi is out unless he is willing to accept a similar deal to what he has. So let's focus on the cheaper guys, while leaving open a spot for what Bertuzzi would have to accept. Abdelkader is a darn good player, but he likely won't see much of a raise. Figure him in at $900k. Eaves and Miller can be seen at $750k each, and Helm at $1m. That's $3.4m, leaving $2.6m. Still left as UFA from this season's roster are Holmstrom, Maltby, Williams, and Bertuzzi. Williams is probably gone with Hudler returning. The Wings would still need to sign two forwards, so that they have 12 regulars and a spare. With his season-ending injury, Maltby may choose to retire after the season. If the team wins the Cup or comes close, it's highly IMO likely both Maltby and Homer are gone. This would leave about $2m for Bert and another $500k to sign that last guy, perhaps even a guy like Evan McGrath or Ryan Oulahen who has been waiting for a chance. Keeping Kris Newbury as the spare forward is another potential move the Wings might make. But if the Wings were able to keep Bert while losing Homer, the forwards would be: Zetterberg Datsyuk Franzen Hudler Filppula Bertuzzi Cleary Eaves Miller Helm Abdelkader Draper Newbury (?) Lidstrom (?) Kronwall Rafalski Stuart Lilja Ericsson Kindl Which projects lines out to, keeping lines that have shown chemistry recently: Hudler/Datsyuk/Franzen Filppula/Zetterberg/Bertuzzi Miller/Abdelkader/Cleary Draper/Helm/Eaves Newbury (?) Lidstrom/Rafalski Kronwall/Stuart Lilja-Ericsson-Kindl Howard/Osgood PP1: Hudler/Datsyuk/Franzen/Lidstrom/Rafalski PP2: Filppula/Zetterberg/Bertuzzi/Kronwall/Ericsson-Kindl PK1: Helm/Miller/Lidstrom/Lilja PK2: Datsyuk/Zetterberg/Kronwall/Stuart PK3: Filppula/Cleary That's kinda scary good, actually. And if Homer doesn't retire, it probably shifts the lines around somewhat as Bertuzzi is likely not to take the $2m that keeps him on the roster. I assume by "Newbery" you mean "Ritola" since Ritola's waiver-free AHL eligibility ends this year and the Wings still think highly of his potential. 1 Zeowingsfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 agreed. my projected roster for next year: Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m) Todd Bertuzzi ($1.500m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Jiri Hudler ($2.875m) Drew Miller ($0.750m) / Justin Abdelkader ($0.900m) / Daniel Cleary ($2.800m) Kris Draper ($1.583m) / Darren Helm ($1.000m) / Patrick Eaves ($0.800m) Mattias Ritola ($0.600m) Nicklas Lidstrom ($3.450m) / Brian Rafalski ($6.000m) Brad Stuart ($3.750m) / Niklas Kronwall ($3.000m) Andreas Lilja ($1.000m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($0.900m) Jakub Kindl ($0.883m) Jimmy Howard ($0.717m) / Chris Osgood ($1.417m) ROSTER: 22; PAYROLL: $53.663m; CAP ROOM: $3.137m BONUSES: $0.000m that looks good, but homer wants to keep playing. and the way he's played this year, no one is gonna deny him coming back for another year, at which point he would probably consider retirement. bertuzzi has been ok, kinda hot and cold. he wants to finish his career in detroit, but there;s alot of good guys in the organization that are gonna get their shot sooner than later...ritola, abdelkader, maybe jeremy williams...bertuzzi may be the odd man out. 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 that looks good, but homer wants to keep playing. and the way he's played this year, no one is gonna deny him coming back for another year, at which point he would probably consider retirement. bertuzzi has been ok, kinda hot and cold. he wants to finish his career in detroit, but there;s alot of good guys in the organization that are gonna get their shot sooner than later...ritola, abdelkader, maybe jeremy williams...bertuzzi may be the odd man out. I agree 100% - I actually said earlier this was based purely on the thought that Holmstrom is hanging them up, if he's back, I think Bert is let go and then basically plug Holmstrom in, in that scenario. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest screwdahawks Report post Posted March 31, 2010 82games, 23 goals, 34assists last year in NHL 54 games, 19 goals, 35 assists in the KHL... yeah that does suck. Cleary 09/10 60games 13goals 16assist 29points 08/09 74games 14goals 26assist 40points Franzen 08/09 71games 34goals 25assist 59points 09/10 21games 10goals 7assist 17 points Filppula 08/09 80games 12goals 28assist 40points 09/10 49games 11goals 24assist 35points you may correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Hudler's new contract is only a wee bit more than Cleary's and less than both Filp's and Mule's, so I guess they SUCK also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest screwdahawks Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Hopefully Hudler comes back so we can trade him for a good North American player that actually shows heart. Like Jason Williams maybe........ 1 Green Wing reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings1110 184 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Bert said that he wanted to stay here and that money wasnt an issue.... but i would rather have Homer who will also take a paycut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Motown4013 350 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Why are people assuming Holmstrom will retire? There was an article a couple of weeks ago implying that he would probably be re-signed. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100317/SPORTS0103/3170433/1128/rss16 Or has something changed since? As for Hudler, yes please. Williams gone hopefully. I reckon Bert, Homer, Lids, Miller, Eaves, Helm, Abs, Lilja, Kindl will all be with the Wings next year. Possibly with 1m cap space. Totally agree...Homer is having a great season and I think he will be back. I doubt we will see Malts again..and honestly, thats a good thing. Hudler in replacement of Willy would suit me perfectly! 1 wingsownnhl43 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings1110 184 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 as long as we have abdelkader, and he plays as physical as he has in GR im happy, hes kickin ass dont there... literally hes not taking s*** from anyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted March 31, 2010 I stopped reading after the bolded part. I think it's hilarious that you assume because your ecstatic about Hudler's POTENTIAL return that everyone else will be. I'm not at all happy about the Red Wings being forced to take back a player who sucked this year (and wasn't amazing before) regardless of who it is. Not like this post isn't something you haven't posted 5 times before whining about wanting Hudler back. You stopped reading after the end of his post? Anyway, I hope to death that Hudler returns to the NHL. While he was small and questionable defensively at times, he knew how to shoot the puck better than most Wings players do now, and was good at picking out open ice in the offensive zone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites