Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] Stars sign Jiri Hudler (1 yr, $2M)

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I cant wait to watch Stars games next year... wow

 

[GAGLine]

He played top 4 minutes on a top team, and was not bad. He will be a staple in the defense for quite a while. Thanks for him, btw.

Which team was that? Because it wasn't the Stars.

In 14 regular season games, he played 17:50 per game, good for 6th most among dmen on the roster. In the playoffs, he was again 6th among dmen in TOI, only playing 14:48 per game.

 

[TrillMike]

stop being so dramatic -- johns is not a 3/4 defenseman

He played as one upon being called up before the playoffs...

 

[TOGuy14]

Hudler gives DAL a really deep set of forwards.

 

[DALLAS90]

Stephen Johns is a solid 2nd or 3rd pairing RD & @ the same time if DAL wanted to add another Top 4 RD Oduya & Johns as 3rd pair D would be a very good last pairing

 

[Troy McClure]

What dman could Nichushkin get the Stars

No one special. No team is going to give up much of value for an underperforming guy who keeps getting linked to stories about how he wants to return to Russia.

 

[Raspewtin]

is Dallas going to score 4 goals a game or what

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

No one special. No team is going to give up much of value for an underperforming guy who keeps getting linked to stories about how he wants to return to Russia.

Marc Staal for Nichushkin

 

[McSuper]

Good. Now the Stars can trade Nichushkin for Marc Staal to fix their defense

Marc Staal is not fixing anyones D . He sure could throw a wrench into it .

 

[rt]

Kevin Klein, Brandon Halvorsen for Nish, Honka, 5th

Haha. The Rangers wouldn't get either let alone both.

 

[Elysian]

Which team was that? Because it wasn't the Stars.

In 14 regular season games, he played 17:50 per game, good for 6th most among dmen on the roster. In the playoffs, he was again 6th among dmen in TOI, only playing 14:48 per game.

He played with Oduya behind Goligoski and Klingberg. He did not play 5/6 minutes, he played behind two guys that eat a ton of minutes. If you're going to base it on time on ice only you're tragically misguided.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Marc Staal is not fixing anyones D . He sure could throw a wrench into it .

Yes, and we already have Girardi for that.

 

[Spectra]

I do not approve of this if true, DAL needs fewer capable players, not more. This doesn't fix their D though, that's good.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Wonder what is happening with Nichushkin.

 

[SenzZen]

Stupid sexy Hudler!

 

[joestevens29]

I do not care that Hudler isn't a dire need for Dallas. Anytime you can bring in a player of Hudler's calibre for this cheap you do it.

Gives you another asset that allows you to move another asset on your team without hurting your depth or it even allows you to move Hudler if the fit just isn't there. 2mil vets that can put up 50+ have value in this league. Heck depending on who he plays with 50 can be a lowball number

 

[Riptide]

Can't wait to see how this pan's out. Will be in Dallas to catch a couple of games this fall... should make the team even better!

 

[GAGLine]

He played with Oduya behind Goligoski and Klingberg. He did not play 5/6 minutes, he played behind two guys that eat a ton of minutes. If you're going to base it on time on ice only you're tragically misguided.

Maybe you should read the post I responded to. The other poster said he played top 4 minutes. He obviously did not, but I'm the one who is tragically misguided

And how can you say that he didn't play 5/6 dman minutes when he clearly played the 6th most minutes of all defensemen? What else would you base that on other than how many minutes he played?

 

[SEALBound]

I wonder if he's a replacement for Nichushkin.

That's actually what went through my head.

 

[dechire]

Maybe you should read the post I responded to. The other poster said he played top 4 minutes. He obviously did not, but I'm the one who is tragically misguided

17:40 is top 4 minutes though ? 3rd pairing guys don't play nearly 18 minutes. If player A plays 20 minutes a night for 60 games then 16 minutes a night for 22 games, does that mean that player B couldn't have taken his top 4 role during those 22 games ? Just ranking players by TOI means nothing out of context. By your measure Kris Russel is a #3 D which nobody actually thinks is true.

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[kirby11]

Damn, was hoping we'd be able to snag him. Well played, Nill.

 

[Paper]

Gives you another asset that allows you to move another asset on your team without hurting your depth or it even allows you to move Hudler if the fit just isn't there. 2mil vets that can put up 50+ have value in this league. Heck depending on who he plays with 50 can be a lowball number

The guy couldn't put up 50 points with Gaudreau and Monahan last year. He was such a passenger that the Flames didn't even try to re-sign him, and instead gave his 'locked' spot (going into the season) to a carousel of useless scrubs like Jooris, Ferland and Jones. He ended up with 1 point in the playoffs for Florida...

2014-2015 Hudler was entirely different than 2015-2016 Hudler, for whatever reason. If the Stars get 2014-2015 Hudler, then they just made a massive move. If they get 2015-2016 Hudler, they wasted 2M.

 

[Willy Stylez]

Awesome!

 

[Curufinwe]

Marc Staal is not fixing anyones D . He sure could throw a wrench into it .

Staal would be an upgrade for the Oilers.