Confirmed with Link: Charles Hudon signed (1 year, $800,000)

[Forsead]

Good rookie season, terrible second. This is not the first time it's happening in hockey, this season is the most important in his career and will determine pretty much everything (most probably he's not good enough). We will see though and I'm kind of interested that they are taking the opportunity to see how it goes.

 

[Ozmodiar]

generous ahl salary

 

[Hostile Offer]

If I'm not mistaken, the AHL salary attached to that QO was under 100K. He was obviously looking for better financial security.

He was also arbitration eligible and he wasn't going to get a 2-way deal from the arbitrator. I still think Hudon will find an NHL job somewhere, it just won't be in Montreal. If his feet can keep up with the play like they sort of did in his rookie year when the Habs were a much slower team he can be useful player.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Still have hope for Hudon
30 pts 72 games in his rookie season, and was among our best players at creating scoring chances.

Hudon is not a good skater, but he's got the puck protection skills, craftiness and hockey iq to overcome that.

 

[eklund the clown]

Come on bargain bin .Sign McCarron next to a 1 mil contract.Wouldn't want to admit that he's a bust now would ya?

 

[Treb]

Come on bargain bin .Sign McCarron next to a 1 mil contract.Wouldn't want to admit that he's a bust now would ya?

McCarron took a huge leap last year and might have finished the year in Montreal if not for his injury. Really interested in how he plays this year.

 

[scrubadam]

We drafted the guy and put him through the AHL. At 800K why not at least keep your investment?

Other option was just to let him go.

I was a Hudon fan but I don't think he has it to be an NHLer but maybe he will have a fire in him and prove me wrong.

At worst he gets picked up on waivers, half the board cries about losing him for nothing and he will show MB and then next year he is playing in Europe or KHL.

 

[Milhouse40]

Rumors : He'll be put on waiver October 2nd (E8)

 

[Runner77]

Dats Depth...

Just heard Marinaro bring up an argument from a fan claiming that the Habs have spent $15M on bottom players. I think the fan was mentioning 8 players garnering 15M, including Hudon.

I wonder if the Habs have the highest cap space dedicated to non-prime players.

 

[LyricalLyricist]

jesus Laval will be stacked.

Thank god.

 

[1909]

Hudon doesn't want to play at AHL level at all. So, he,s gonna play with the Habs or elsewhere in the NHL, or in some European pro league

 

[eklund the clown]

Just heard Marinaro bring up an argument from a fan claiming that the Habs have spent $15M on bottom players. I think the fan was mentioning 8 players garnering 15M, including Hudon.

I wonder if the Habs have the highest cap space dedicated to non-prime players.

Easily

 

[CDN24]

Just heard Marinaro bring up an argument from a fan claiming that the Habs have spent $15M on bottom players. I think the fan was mentioning 8 players garnering 15M, including Hudon.

I wonder if the Habs have the highest cap space dedicated to non-prime players.

Thing is most of them won't count much against the cap as they will be in Laval. Anyone at a million or less won't count at all. He is spending a shit ton of Molson's real money on bottom players but it won't be a whole lot in terms of cap space. Maybe Molson isn't just in it to make a buck

 

[Saundies]

Just heard Marinaro bring up an argument from a fan claiming that the Habs have spent $15M on bottom players. I think the fan was mentioning 8 players garnering 15M, including Hudon.

I wonder if the Habs have the highest cap space dedicated to non-prime players.

That's a telling stat. The makes it even more of a joke that our highest paid forward is Drouin at 5.5.

 

[Schwang]

O

Good enough to bury in the A

one way

 

[Schwang]

Thing is most of them won't count much against the cap as they will be in Laval. Anyone at a million or less won't count at all. He is spending a **** ton of Molson's real money on bottom players but it won't be a whole lot in terms of cap space. Maybe Molson isn't just in it to make a buck

Bottom players is probably where the biggest fight for playing time will be. They couldn’t secure a top 3, and very few if any of the bottom 3 are set, so it’ll create a lot of competition.

 

[Schwang]

Good rookie season, terrible second. This is not the first time it's happening in hockey, this season is the most important in his career and will determine pretty much everything (most probably he's not good enough). We will see though and I'm kind of interested that they are taking the opportunity to see how it goes.

I always thought he had good vision and hockey sense. I’m not sure the other tools are there though. He’s one of the remaining “old group” of prospects, so this should be it. Too many guys coming up that could pass him by.

 

[jaffy27]

O

one way

Good enough to bury in the A

 

[Fazkovsky]

Im happy for the kid though he is a good kid

 

[1909]

Hudon is at the wrong place at the wrong time. Habs have plenty of forwards under 6' tall. Today's NHL is based on skating speed. I dunno where he fits in that line up at all.

 

[Whalers Fan]

O

one way

Can still bury the entire amount in the AHL as far as the salary cap is concerned.

 

[Hfbsux]

Good enough to bury in the A

Hahaha! Told the same thing to my friend who were mad.

 

[madhi19]

This is just burning money for the sake of burning money. They can bury the whole cap hit but it still a contract spot wasted. Do they think they need a token franco around to keep the idiots in the media quiet?

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Drouin - Domi - Hudon
Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Poehling - KK - Lehkonen
Byron - Weal - Armia
Cousins
Thompson

Poehling by default is probably ahl bound, but if he has a strong camp then he should make the roster

 

[CauZuki]

Drouin - Domi - Hudon
Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Poehling - KK - Lehkonen
Byron - Weal - Armia
Cousins
Thompson

Poehling by default is probably ahl bound, but if he has a strong camp then he should make the roster

Wow that lineup is Lafreniere worthy...

I don't see Hudon making this team unless we have some kind of massive injury or issues in our top 9.
As a 4th line player he is competing with Byron/Weal/Cousins/Thompson/Peca , doesn't look promising to me...

This is my ideal lineup:

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher (Known solid chemistry)
Drouin - Domi - Poehling (Drouin and Domi have obvious chemistry and Poehling adds a big body which has been shown to be successful)
Armia - KK - Lekhonen (The Finnish line played well together and Armia was finding his game before his injury , couldn't buy a goal when they first put this line together)
Byron - Cousins - Weal (I think this line could be very successful despite the lack of size)

Mete - Weber (Mete compliments Weber quite well , hopefully he keeps progressing)
Kulak - Petry (Kulak is a player without a lot less holes in his game than Chiarot and him and Petry have chemistry)
Chiarot - Juulsen (Chiarot and Juulsen could form a hard hitting and solid bottom pairing)

Price
Kinkaid

I don't see how Hudon fits on this team...