Hudler

[ridinryan44]

I have to agree with playmaker as for his projection for next year, on another team or situation he could be close to a ppg but Detroit does scoring by committee and that will limit his value in fantasy circles (compared to his hype).

I think he will have around 65 points next year but if one of the other top 6 guys gets injured then he could break the ppg but it is highly unlikely.

guys ahve to remember that only 17 players in the whole league broke 80 points last year, so unless they reduce the goalie pads or something drastic, there is only going to be around 20 guys every year that break that mark.

Fair enough, I can see that argument. I just don't understand where the whole 60-70 points TOPS comes from.... I agree that if he doesn't see the ice time, he won't score the points, but to say he doesn't have PPG potential surprises me. As long as the ice time is there, he will score, but you're both right, if it isn't, he won't.

[sixhands]

Hudler is overrated. He might see a jump...but to 60-63 points. His 90 point upside that people boast about on here is not realistic. Neither is 80. Neither is 75.

Sorry Sir, I beg to differ. If all goes well and he gets the ice time I think he will get upwards of 70 points this season coming.

I had him for a couple of years but traded him out of frustration earlier in the season. Thinking maybe I should try and get him back!

My 2 cents is he WILL hit his upside of 90+, maybe not this season coming but defintiely within 2-3 years.

Cheers

six

[Katharsis]

I don't think he'll break 70 this year at all, but maybe 60-65.

Even if everything falls into place and he gets top 6 icetime with PP time, you have to remember that last year when he had his shot, he ended up altering his game too much to be effective, always trying to feed Zetterberg or Franzen rather than taking the available shot (Babcock's words, not mine, if I remember correctly). Hence, Hudler went back to L3, but kept his PP2 time. I think he may end being a complimentry player rather than someone who can create offense on his own, and because of that I've lowered my outlook on him from maybe 82 points one day to maybe 70 if he finally clicks on the top lines. Definitely not 90.

[oasiswings1]

I think Hudler is good but not a superstar and players who get upwards of 90pts bar and large are superstars. Detroit hopefully does resign him and hopefully he does get top 6 minutes and PP2 time to boot as he is too good to just lose. However, to think within 3 years he will be hitting 90pts is a little unrealistic given by then we might start seeing Nyquist, Tatar and Ferraro on the big club and Ferraro is a pure goal scorer who WILL get top 6 minutes

[Dakkster]

Seeing any of Nyquist, Tatar or Ferraro within 3 years in Detroit is optimistic considering the time they take with their prospects.

[thatbirdguy]

Sounds like he's actually gone. At least for the next 2 years.

http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.ph...dynamo_moscow/

[Shoeless]

Hilarious - 0 points this year and no one guessed it! Ah well off to the farm with you Hudler - under the special signing in Russia category. Yeesh - never a dull moment.

[Gaborlick]

He won't be on the top PP unit. He will be playing 16 minutes at the most probably. People are touting him as a PPG guy but Hossa didn't even have 80 points last year on one of the big lines.

No forward over 50 points in 2007-08 other than Datsyuk and Zetterberg.
No forward over 55 in 2006-07.

I'm just not really high on him.

and you shouldn't be high on him. He's talented sure, but he is smallish and gets knocked off the puck pretty easily. His work along the boards is unmatched and I think that is the reason people get really high on him.

I think if he gets a good opportunity on either Dats' line or Zetter's line he could post 65 this season max. I wish the wings would say goodbye to Holmstrom...