Friedman: Cody Hodgson attempting comeback.

[MarkusKetterer]

He just came off our cap over the summer, despite having been bought out the year McDavid and Eichel were drafted.

Compliance buyout. He wasn’t a cap hit to the team.

 

[Reddawg]

Compliance buyout. He wasn’t a cap hit to the team.

I need to figure out how to sneak myself onto the list of people Terry is paying not to work for him anymore.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Hopefully, he can get on with a Euro team or something. Always nice to see someone set their eyes on something and accomplish it, y'know?

 

[Hobocop]

Hodgson is listed on the AHL transactions page as signing a PTO with the Milwaukee Admirals today:

TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League

theahl.com

 

[biturbo19]

I can remember him in the 2008 and 2009 era. The 2009 WJCs he was on fire. Actually outpointed Tavares. Hodgson just seemed like a future star in the making in the NHL. He seemed to have the chops for things. He really struck me as a guy that would be every bit as good as someone like Bergeron at that time. I know eventually he had injuries, but I just wonder why he was never able to crack more than 40 points in a season.

At the end of the day, he just couldn't skate at a top tier NHL level. It really held him back. It wasn't for lack of effort of trying to correct it. But like somebody else said...the dude was like 80% torso. He just biomechanically didn't have the legs for the job.

Then he had the back injury which is a killer.

Then he had the genetic disorder that came to light, which basically made him unable to sustain high level athletic stamina without...physiologically breaking down catastrophically.

 

[dotcommunism]

Compliance buyout. He wasn’t a cap hit to the team.

Hodgson was a regular buy-out, not a compliance buy-out. Buffalo's compliance buy-outs were Ehrhoff and Leino.

 

[StuckOutHere]

The preamble to the real chosen ones return.

Bring me Scott Glennie.

 

[FerrisRox]

what are some other comebacks / attempted comebacks after 5+ years out of pro hockey? Fleury, Avery?

Claude Lemieux was out of the league five years when he made a successful comeback with the San Jose Sharks.

Carl Brewer was out of the league six years before making a 20-game comeback with the Maple Leafs.

 

[PredsV82]

He has signed an AHL PTO with the Milwaukee Admirals.

Sorry, I see this was already posted

 

[oceanchild]

Claude Lemieux was out of the league five years when he made a successful comeback with the San Jose Sharks.

Carl Brewer was out of the league six years before making a 20-game comeback with the Maple Leafs.

He ain’t Claude Lemieux

 

[PettersonHughes]

The preamble to the real chosen ones return.

Bring me Scott Glennie.

Lol gimme Christian Ehrhoff (syke, he can't just come crawling back when we're good).

 

[Leaf Fans]

Heard he’s already in negotiations with the Leafs on a $12 million contract.

Leafs don't have the cap room.

 

[TageGod]

I thought he had some sort of degenerative muscle problem? Crazy to even see this headline.

 

[triggrman]

How is he supposed to magically be in NHL shape after so many years not playing?

He's been working with a junior team in Nashville since he retired, so I'm guessing he's on the ice everyday. He's on a PTO with the Admirals now.

Ex-Predator Cody Hodgson Signs PTO With Milwaukee Admirals

After seven-plus years away from the NHL, Cody Hodgson took Step 1 of his comeback, signing a professional tryout with the Nashville Predators’ AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. The Predators were the last NHL team the 33-year-old forward played for, notching three goals and eight points in...

nashvillehockeynow.com

 

[sxvnert]

"Cody Hodgson looking for one last paycheck!"

 

[lakai17]

With 1 goal today he has 3 goals in his first 5 games

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

With 1 goal today he has 3 goals in his first 5 games

Right on, good for him.

 

[Chainshot]

I thought he had some sort of degenerative muscle problem? Crazy to even see this headline.

Gene therapy for his condition has made leaps and bounds.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Hodgson was a regular buy-out, not a compliance buy-out. Buffalo's compliance buy-outs were Ehrhoff and Leino.

He was a young buy-out, though, so we only had 1/3 of his cap hit on the books over the life of the buy-out.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Gene therapy for his condition has made leaps and bounds.

This is awesome to hear. I don't know if Cody will be able to come back after so many years out of the league, but it was such a shame to see a relatively young player have his career cut short the way his was.

 

[lakai17]

This is awesome to hear. I don't know if Cody will be able to come back after so many years out of the league, but it was such a shame to see a relatively young player have his career cut short the way his was.

An astonishing fact is he didn't even have to begin in the echl. Straight to the A.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Kinda messed up, this guy trying to over shadow the Matt Rempe feel good story

 

[Hasbro]

NHL Ready Cody Hodgson?!

 

[Armourboy]

NHL Ready Cody Hodgson?!

Don't think he's that yet but some of the Milwaukee people have said he is doing surprisingly well. If we are out of the playoffs I could see them giving him a few games but playing in the AHL playoffs would be a solid test for him right now imo.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I hope he makes it. It would be a great story.