Prospect Info: Charles Hudon (Recalled)

[Positive Vibes]

wooo trade inc

 

[The Great Weal]

Yeah I think he gets traded

 

[jaffy27]

Awesome....excited to see his talents on display

 

[NobleSix]

Hopefully he shows some good things.

 

[Uncle Gary]

How do our players get so sick?

 

[Habs4Life]

hopefully he gets a chance, has only played 3 NHL games, and has had 2 points, really need to give this kid a shot.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

He better get some real top-six time. Playing him on the 4th line would be a waste (he'd still probably produce though).

 

[Positive Vibes]

After reading Friedman's tweet, I wouldn't doubt it if he was traded for Hanzal. Hudon seems to meet that criteria, and I have had a feeling for a while that he doesn't really fit into the Habs' plans.

Could be a showcase, could just be a call up to reward him for his solid play in the AHL. We'll see.

we already have ghetto,carr terry with the habs i would think if it wasnt a show case he would still be with the ice caps

 

[Znthnk]

Yessssssss!! I hope that's the last I see of Andrighetto.

 

[MTL-rules]

the habs are quite small lol, you can be bigger and still have talent.

[/B]

This , I dont understand why people think big guys dont have skill .

Exactly. A few less small players wouldn't hurt.

Ha ha... the Stanley cups champs aren't even bigger than the habs... still a lot of people with an inferiority complex here...

http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/roster/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-penguins

 

[1909]

Wasn't Lehkonen supposed to be out for only one week ?

If Hudon plays, who's sitting ? Andrighetto ? Terry ? Carr ?

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Happy to see Hudon get a shot but the smurfs are back in business, would be good to at least swap Ghetto with Big Mac or Scherby

 

[Tuggy]

Hudon can take Andrighetto's spot. He's been useless.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Wasn't Lehkonen supposed to be out for only one week ?

If Hudon plays, who's sitting ? Andrighetto ? Terry ? Carr ?

Lehkonen was skating today and MT said he expects him back next week. I'm guessing Ghetto would be the one who sits.

 

[mariolemieux66]

I hope he gets DD power play time.

 

[beowulf]

Hope he succeeds

 

[HabsTown]

About time!!

Put him in Ghetto's spot. I'm a big Sven fan but he clearly missed the boat on his recalled.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Ha ha... the Stanley cups champs aren't even bigger than the habs... still a lot of people with an inferiority complex here...

http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/roster/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-penguins

Tell you what, lets swap Chucky and Pleks for Crosby and Malkin and you can stock up on all the Oompa Loompas you want

 

[OldCraig71]

Tell you what, lets swap Chucky and Pleks for Crosby and Malkin and you can stock up on all the Oompa Loompas you want

Malkin and Radulov
AND
Crosby& Patch playing wings with DD at center.

Stanley cup champs right there.

 

[Lebowski]

Because you have to give to get. If the team can get an upgrade and a player who can contribute to a cup run then do it. Time to win is now. As well we have a couple of players in the Hudon mold ready to take his place in Lek/Ghetto/Scherback and even guys like McCarron.

Im not saying throw Hudon away, but if we can get a nice piece and the cost is Hudon I do it. Flashback a year ago and a team offered a Hanzel equivelant for Tinordi and we didn't do it because we didn't see Tinordi yet? Ya maybe Hudon becomes a solid NHLer, or maybe he is a Seth Griffth/Corey Locke. Sometimes you have to take the risk. Team plays Hudon half a season and he isn't NHL material then what?

Anyways all this is moot because I doubt the rumors are true.

My issue with your reasoning is that you have no clue what you're giving.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I hope Hudon get's a fair look. He's been one of the top, most consistent players on the farm team for 3 straight years now. We have to reward his hard work a little or it really sends the wrong message to our prospects.

 

[G0bias]

What the hell Rads still not back. How do we have so many guys missing games cause of sickness? Price, Flynn now Rad.

As for Hudon, not a big enough sample size NHL-wise for us to dangle him for Hanzal. AZ wants someone a little more proven.

 

[Adam Michaels]

This call up excites me for two reasons:

1- We get to see Hudon in the NHL as he's earned this opportunity and it's overdue.

2- This call up has an aura of "call up to display in order to make a trade." And I'm for it.

If there is truth to the rumour that Habs are heavily pursuing Hanzal and Hudon is a prospect the Yotes are asking for, then I welcome this move.

 

[DangerDave]

He's a lot closer to Plekanec or Crosby's build than to Desharnais.

Plek and Crosby are completely different. Either way, he's undersized and not a fast skater. Reminds me of DD. Not that he can't be effective. DD was good years ago too.

No...Hudon and DD are nothing alike.

DD relies on possession.
Hudon relies on playmaking and has a much better shot than DD.

Everybody says Hudon is slow. He's not, never was, he just doesn't skate much (hence the "keep your feet moving" instructions he seems to receive every game) and he likes to slow down the play. In today's NHL this is against the team's strategy... Hudon is Ribeiro, Giroux (granted Giroux is the elite version of the same playstyle) etc.

I personally think Hudon is being groomed as DD's replacement in the role of a PP specialist forward. He comes with a bad +/- ratio, so you want his offence, but in a very managed usage kind of way.

DD is a good playmaker too though... It's all he's really good at. He also has a very underrated shot like Hudon. DD is not that slow either (or he wasn't before). Hudon is slightly bigger. They aren't that different from what I've seen.

 

[OldCraig71]

I hope Hudon get's a fair look. He's been one of the top, most consistent players on the farm team for 3 straight years now. We have to reward his hard work a little or it really sends the wrong message to our prospects.

Plekanec spent over 3 years in the AHL.