Confirmed with Link: Cody Hodgson to Nashville, 1 year deal

[AdmiralsFan24]

Good buy low option with minimal risk.

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[TootooTrain]

Not bad. Good reclamation project.

 

[Scoresberg]

1M caphit.

 

[Soundgarden]

Poile with expected moves, but ones I think make sense. If it's 1mill or less I'm happy.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Love it. IF he pans out, he could add the kick we were looking for on that third line. Beck, Bourque, Nystom, etc.. may be headed to waiver town later this year.

 

[RaiderDoug]

I like it.

Low risk, can possibly be a high reward.

 

[Filip Forceberg]

Hell yes. Everything I wanted to happen today has happened.

 

[Jarnberg]

Poile must have been inspired by his 6 goals last season. $1 million? Yikes. Glad a penny pinching team like us wastes money on guys like Hodgson, Gaustad, Nystrom and buyouts for guys like Stalberg, Clune, etc.

 

[alexmanu]

Poile must have been inspired by his 6 goals last season. $1 million? Yikes. Glad a penny pinching team like us wastes money on guys like Hodgson, Gaustad, Nystrom and buyouts for guys like Stalberg, Clune, etc.

Dude $1m is such a low sum for an NHL club it carries virtually no risk. And the Preds aren't as penny pinching as they used to be. I even think they could be a full cap team if they wished.

 

[Scoresberg]

Can Hodgson play on the wing?

 

[alexmanu]

Can Hodgson play on the wing?

He's really a centre more than anything because of his passing style, Jarnkrok would be a far better winger than Cody.

 

[NSH615]

There goes Watson... Just don't get this way way way way too many forwards. Unless an RFA told Poile he will not sign.

 

[Jarnberg]

Dude $1m is such a low sum for an NHL club it carries virtually no risk. And the Preds aren't as penny pinching as they used to be. I even think they could be a full cap team if they wished.

For one guy yes, but a bunch of Nystrom, Hodgson, etc. contracts add up.

 

[alexmanu]

There goes Watson... Just don't get this way way way way too many forwards. Unless an RFA told Poile he will not sign.

Or a trade is in the works to streamline the roster. Hmmm.

 

[Viqsi]

And there's the annual reclamation project. Would be nice if he works out, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

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For one guy yes, but a bunch of Nystrom, Hodgson, etc. contracts add up.

Oh, please. This has about as much in common with the Nystrom contract as Shea Weber's contract has with that of Ryan Ellis. Short term, tiny amount.

 

[Privy]

Poile must have been inspired by his 6 goals last season. $1 million? Yikes. Glad a penny pinching team like us wastes money on guys like Hodgson, Gaustad, Nystrom and buyouts for guys like Stalberg, Clune, etc.

His PPG in the NHL is 0.46. He played in a tanking Buffalo last season. He also had a 20 goal season, 15 goal season and a 16 goal season. Low risk, high reward.

 

[alexmanu]

For one guy yes, but a bunch of Nystrom, Hodgson, etc. contracts add up.

Hardly, we have one of the best cap situation in the league.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Poile must have been inspired by his 6 goals last season. $1 million? Yikes. Glad a penny pinching team like us wastes money on guys like Hodgson, Gaustad, Nystrom and buyouts for guys like Stalberg, Clune, etc.

I'm betting you had similar thoughts when we picked up the bought out Ribeiro for the same contract. That didn't turn out so bad.

I wonder if Watson regrets signing. Maybe packaged up with Hellberg and moved for, say... a 5th?

 

[PredsV82]

dammit. this years Roy/Jokinen. I understand creating depth and forcing players to compete for spots, but at some point you have to let the kids come up and learn.

I suppose one signing like this isnt a big deal, but I suspect this will be more like Bergfors and less like Ribiero

 

[Scoresberg]

Poile is giving Lavy a lot of options for next season's roster and that's good.

 

[Jarnberg]

dammit. this years Roy/Jokinen. I understand creating depth and forcing players to compete for spots, but at some point you have to let the kids come up and learn.

I suppose one signing like this isnt a big deal, but I suspect this will be more like Bergfors and less like Ribiero

Agreed. I'd rather just try out Arvidsson or Aberg

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

More competition is great for the type of roster we have. Worst case scenario is he either is awful in camp or one of the kids beats him out and he gets waived.

 

[alexmanu]

I'm betting you had similar thoughts when we picked up the bought out Ribeiro for the same contract. That didn't turn out so bad.

I wonder if Watson regrets signing. Maybe packaged up with Hellberg and moved for, say... a 5th?

Watson and Hellberg are both legitimate NHL prospects. Watson a 1st round pick that will make a team as a bottom 6 player than can play a full game and Hellberg a talented athlete that could probably be a back-up from day one. They are worth way more than a 5th.

 

[PredsV82]

I'm betting you had similar thoughts when we picked up the bought out Ribeiro for the same contract. That didn't turn out so bad.

I wonder if Watson regrets signing. Maybe packaged up with Hellberg and moved for, say... a 5th?

after signing Watson to a deal Poile isnt going to trade him, and he's all but guaranteed a roster spot next year.

Hellberg is the enigma... we probably cant get anything for him, but there is no room for him in Milwaukee.

Nobody has yet answered my question as to whether we could loan Hellberg to another AHL team that needs a goalie and yet us still retain his rights?

 

[deanwormer]

A - obviously we (the preds) love our reclamation projects.
B - Mr. Hook, we expect to see better of you and your job is not a given.
C - Poile already said he didn't think we had any kids in the system to fill a C role when he was talking about signing Ribs so I don't think this in any way or shape holds up a kid's opportunity, plus no one was saying that about Moses and he's older than Hodgson (plus he has actually scored 20 goals in a season against the big-boys).