oconnor9sean
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I'm pretty happy with this. I don't really care about adding another top 6 forward, but we have the cap space, and it keeps him from going to a team that needs him, so it's a win win.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] Stars sign Jiri Hudler (1 yr, $2M)
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Sens of Anarchy
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dracom
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Dallas would be the only team that wouldn't care about adding another top 6 forward.
Stuzchuk
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now I'm confused... what does Dallas offense looks like next season? Ready for 300 goals? anyhow... great signing by DAL, I would have loved him in a Sens jersey... especially at that price
Magic Mittens
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anyhow... great signing by DAL, I would have loved him in a Sens jersey... especially at that price
Something like
Benn - Seguin - Sharp
Janmark - Spezza - Hudler
Roussel - Faksa - Hemsky
Eaves - Eakin - Ritchie
MacKenzie
Eakin could end up centering Benn and Seguin and then Sharp would play with Spezza and Hudler. There will be tons of different line combos with Ruff coaching
Elysian
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I like that you already left off Nuke
I'm just assuming signing Hudler is a sign that Nuke isn't coming back this season, but who knows
WhatWhat
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Ideally you would put Hudler at Roosters spot and Rooster at Richie spot with a signed Nichushkin on Spezza wing.
I really hope we don't lose Nuke out of this, unless it's for a goalie fix
Elysian
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Nill said, per Stepneski, that he sees Hudler in a top 6 spot. Which tells me he doesn't see Nuke in said spot.
joestevens29
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Kinda hard to do when he only played 53 games in Calgary. His pace while in CGY was over 50 points in 82 games.
Hictor Vedman*
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this isn't actually confirmed yet... there's no signed deal in place and everyone is still going off the same report from one random guy
guess it's on sportsnet.ca now
guess it's on sportsnet.ca now
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Troy McClure
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By what rubric does playing 17:50 a night make him a top 4 dman? The fact of the matter is, he wasn't getting top 4 time for Dallas and there are only 2 teams in the entire league for which 17:50 per night would have qualified as top 4 minutes: Tampa and Arizona. In both cases, he would have been the 4th defenseman.
Johns got no PK or PP time. In 14 regular season games, he had only 2 games in which he played more than 18:58, so you're example scenario is ridiculous. He didn't play 60 games at 20 minutes a night. He played 14 games, most of them for less than 18 minutes a night. In the playoffs, he played even less. 13 games, 2 where he played for 20 minutes (one of which went to OT), one where he played almost 19, and the other 10 he played less than 16.
Johns has played 27 games in the NHL. Even calling him a 3rd pair dman at this point is generous. Let's see him play a full season getting top 4 minutes before we anoint him as a top 4 dman.
Troy McClure
Should’ve drafted Makar
While the run through ice time numbers is fine, look at the Stars roster. Two veterans were let go, and only one was signed. They are backfilling the extra spot with guys from AHL. Chances are Johns will be the guy moving up the lineup.
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Lost 35g, 105pts:
Goligoski, 5-32-37
Sceviour, 11-12-23
Demers, 7-16, 23
Fiddler, 12-10-22
Gained 19g, 59pts:
Hudler, 16-30-46
Hamhuis, 3-10-13
I know it's not a 1-1 ratio, every goal going in and out aren't the same since there isn't a fixed number of goals possible, and some guys will score more, some less, etc. Are the Stars going to score all that many more goals than they did last year? Maybe, but not because of Hudler. He's basically another Hemsky.
The Stars scored 261 goals 2 years ago, and 267 last year. Spezza increased his goal total by 16, they added Sharp, and scored 6 more goals as a team. Maybe Spezza scores a couple less, Janmark scores a few more, Faksa scores some more, maybe Nichushkin isn't there.
Anyway, it'll probably even out somewhere. Unless Benn and Seguin go crazy.
Goligoski, 5-32-37
Sceviour, 11-12-23
Demers, 7-16, 23
Fiddler, 12-10-22
Gained 19g, 59pts:
Hudler, 16-30-46
Hamhuis, 3-10-13
I know it's not a 1-1 ratio, every goal going in and out aren't the same since there isn't a fixed number of goals possible, and some guys will score more, some less, etc. Are the Stars going to score all that many more goals than they did last year? Maybe, but not because of Hudler. He's basically another Hemsky.
The Stars scored 261 goals 2 years ago, and 267 last year. Spezza increased his goal total by 16, they added Sharp, and scored 6 more goals as a team. Maybe Spezza scores a couple less, Janmark scores a few more, Faksa scores some more, maybe Nichushkin isn't there.
Anyway, it'll probably even out somewhere. Unless Benn and Seguin go crazy.
Troy McClure
Should’ve drafted Makar
If the team doesn't keep Nichushkin, you should really like this. There will be a roster hole, and Hudler fills it (probably better than Nichushkin).
His skillset is a big reason why he's struggling. The guy has a beer league quality shot.
joestevens29
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He's still relatively young. Look at the #3 from that year Drouin who appeared to be a perfect fit in TB. He just kinda got it finally in the playoffs.
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Also sick mental choker at the playoffs. His playoff SV% is at same ballpark as Niemi and Lehtonen...
Also sick mental choker at the playoffs. His playoff SV% is at same ballpark as Niemi and Lehtonen...
