"Hodgson was at a real bad point in Buffalo this season. A majority of the fan base seemed to want him bought out, and it was one of the more inevitable moves of the Sabres off-season. The issues with Hodgson start with his poor defense. He's a pretty poor skater, and his defensive hockey IQ is lackluster. He's constantly out of position, leading to numerous high opportunity chances for the opposing team.

Ted Nolan was a coach that was very focused on earning everything you get. Talent seemed to be on the back-burner, with everyone's favorite buzz-word "compete" serving as the constant Sabres mantra. Thus, since Hodgson was playing poorly on defense, his power play time was cut and he was relocated to the third or fourth line for a majority of the season. Nolan's point was understandable, but it led to the Sabres not using Hodgson in his most favorable position. At his best he's an above-average power play specialist. Take away that extra man time, and you get the six goals he scored this season. It was a tough hole for him to dig his way out of. He could never get off the fourth line, because to do so he needed to produce, and he couldn't produce unless he got the better linemates and power play time.

Hodgson is a talented player, you just have to shelter him defensively. Although he's listed as a center, he cannot handle the duties that go along with it. If he is successful in Nashville, it will be on the wing away from other team's top offensive weapons. I do think he can be effective if used correctly. It's easy to forget that he had 44 points only two years ago. He will never be the player that he was projected to be coming out of Brampton, but on a one-year contract with a small price tag, he's an interesting flyer for the Predators."

Egyébként, ahogy kérődzök a két új szerzeményen, egyre inkább jó húzásnak tartom őket. H tökéletes lesz a 3.-ba (Fiala, Jarnkrok, Moses), max. 10-15 gólt néznek ki már belőle, de szerintem egyelőre senki sem tudhatja, mit mutat majd Lavi rendszerében. Én bízom benne, hogy feltornázza ő még a következő fizuját.. :ravasz: (Egy biztos Trotz-al nemigen járhatott volna jól..:vigyor1:)
J-nek pedig kinéz, hogy Dzsoni mellé jött, Volch pótlására. Bár szerintem mindkettő helyett jobban járnánk Ekholmmal a 2.-ban.
Szóval mindkettő igazi low-risk húzás Poile-tól, már csak egy komolyabb tréd kellene és meg is lennénk. Legtöbbet RNH és/vagy AGal nevét írkálják a szurkerek.. :neveto:

What do you think of the Jackman & Hodgson signings?
50% Love them both.
0% Hate them both.
17% Meh. :vigyor:
33% Love Jackman, meh on Hodgson.
1% Love Hodgson, meh on Jackman.