20 SOG in 24 games. Even if he misses the net half the time, that's still only like a shot and a half a game. Like too many of our forwards, he seems more content to dish it off. The value of Sammy is that he ain't afraid to let the damn thing rip. I never thought I'd miss Hull.
"We got to use four lines," said Babcock. "You can be strong in the third if you have four lines going. Our fourth line today with (Valtteri) Filppula, Homer (Tomas Holmstrom) and (Jiri) Hudler were real good. Huds had some great chances."
Both Hudler and Filppula had 2 good chances each. One in the 1st period, 1 in 2nd and 2 in 3rd.
Obviously Babcock noted it and Hudler got rewarded and he replied with the goal vs the BJ.
We can' t follow many Red Wings games in this country, I watched the one against New Jersey on Saturday though. I think Hudler played really good, everytime he had the puck he made something to happen. But he cannot collect points regularly with that icetime he has. He' s no shutdown guy or a grinder, he must play on the 1st or 2nd line and get a plenty of PP time. Otherwise he is useless in my opinion. The way Babcock has been treating him so far is just wrong. Hudler is the most talented Czech player I' ve seen since Jágr. Milan Michálek is a star in the progress in San Jose, but when I go a few years back, Hudler was head and shoulders above him in the Czech league. There has been some hype about Frolík recently, he' s nothing compared to 18 years old Hudler though.
Yes, he' s not really fast and lacks size, but in terms of vision and hockey sense,
he' s a pure genius. I am really convinced that if he had the size and skating of
someone like Olesz, he would be a top-end talent comparable to Malkin or maybe even Crosby. He' s so damn talented, it' s sad to see him being completely misused on the Red Wings team. He' s not worse than Lang. That' s my take.
We can' t follow many Red Wings games in this country, I watched the one against New Jersey on Saturday though. I think Hudler played really good, everytime he had the puck he made something to happen. But he cannot collect points regularly with that icetime he has. He' s no shutdown guy or a grinder, he must play on the 1st or 2nd line and get a plenty of PP time. Otherwise he is useless in my opinion. The way Babcock has been treating him so far is just wrong. Hudler is the most talented Czech player I' ve seen since Jágr. Milan Michálek is a star in the progress in San Jose, but when I go a few years back, Hudler was head and shoulders above him in the Czech league. There has been some hype about Frolík recently, he' s nothing compared to 18 years old Hudler though.
Yes, he' s not really fast and lacks size, but in terms of vision and hockey sense,
he' s a pure genius. I am really convinced that if he had the size and skating of
someone like Olesz, he would be a top-end talent comparable to Malkin or maybe even Crosby. He' s so damn talented, it' s sad to see him being completely misused on the Red Wings team. He' s not worse than Lang. That' s my take.
10 min is not all that bad. It seems like a catch 22, but there are some other players/forwards which want to play more, so I guess Babcock has to find a way to give a good chance to everyone. I do not mind that Babcock is teasing Hudler, maybe it will pay off in a long run.
Flipper's been really good lately with his limited ice time.
Yeh I thought he was real good against the Blue Jackets on Wednesday despite only receiving limited ice-time. On one play he went from one end to the other and created a scoring chance for Schneider. Then one another play he was great on the fore-check which resulted in another scoring chance. He was very good during his time and was always giving his all.
6min of ice time for Hudler & Filppula against the Kings Flip scores a goal and is +1, Hudler gets an assist and is +2... Why don't they get more ice time in a game where the Wings are leading by 4 goals ? They are among the top 30 rookie forwards with less ice time... I'm not asking the 20' Malkin or Kopitar get, but getting 10-11'/game should be a minimum if we want these kids to develop and learn the game at this level. Babcock completely misuses them
6min of ice time for Hudler & Filppula against the Kings Flip scores a goal and is +1, Hudler gets an assist and is +2... Why don't they get more ice time in a game where the Wings are leading by 4 goals ? They are among the top 30 rookie forwards with less ice time... I'm not asking the 20' Malkin or Kopitar get, but getting 10-11'/game should be a minimum if we want these kids to develop and learn the game at this level. Babcock completely misuses them
I know this isn't the answer many want to hear, but patience. I want to see them get more ice time as well. If things keep going well for the Wings as it has lately, more time will eventually happen as the team gets closer to securing a playoff spot, etc.
And I'm not trying to imply the team is going to be in danger of missing a playoff spot. I doubt the team will snowball downhill or have a slow streak like at the beginning of the year, so it'll just be a matter of time before it happens I think...When it does, that means more ice time.
6min of ice time for Hudler & Filppula against the Kings Flip scores a goal and is +1, Hudler gets an assist and is +2... Why don't they get more ice time in a game where the Wings are leading by 4 goals ? They are among the top 30 rookie forwards with less ice time... I'm not asking the 20' Malkin or Kopitar get, but getting 10-11'/game should be a minimum if we want these kids to develop and learn the game at this level. Babcock completely misuses them
They did, they both got regular shifts in the 3rd period when it was blown wide open. Or well, as close to regular as they've gotten. At the end of the 2nd period it was a close game.
Babcock is misusing them, but I certainty don't think he's stunting their growth as an NHL player. It's not like all of their potential is going to be taken from them in one season with limited minutes. If they don't pan out can anyone really look back and say, yep, the 2006-2007 season is what killed their career?
"I even said to Fil and Jiri (Hudler), they probably got as many points as you can get for the amount of seconds they played," Babcock said. "The way (the Kings) ran their bench, it was hard for me to get them out there as much as I would have liked."
Babcock is misusing them, but I certainty don't think he's stunting their growth as an NHL player. It's not like all of their potential is going to be taken from them in one season with limited minutes. If they don't pan out can anyone really look back and say, yep, the 2006-2007 season is what killed their career?
Sure. As long as you take note of the fact that it generally takes defenseman longer to develop ...
And as long as you note that Fischer, for all his promise, never really did develop.
"I even said to Fil and Jiri (Hudler), they probably got as many points as you can get for the amount of seconds they played," Babcock said. "The way (the Kings) ran their bench, it was hard for me to get them out there as much as I would have liked."
Good one.
In a 6-2 game against a bottomfeeder, it can be tough to find time for young players when they run their bench a certain way.
No clue, but I just feel a comfort that he's acknowledging it.
I'm glad you feel comforted by coach Babs.
But in pro sports and politics, words are measured against action and reason.
A few days ago, he criticized his inability to get icetime for players.
Then, a few days later, he says he can't find iceime for players in a 6-2 game against the LA freakin' Kings because of the way they rolled their lines ...
I'm just curious, do you only look at final ice times? Or do you look at the shift charts? Because after the game was blown wide open they got as close to regular shifts as they've gotten all year.
