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Latest road bump in Hudler’s contract year: lower-body injury

Jiri Hudler

Calgary Flames’ Jiri Hudler, from Finland, signs jerseys in the dressing room as team members show up for season-end activities in Calgary, Alberta, on Monday, April 14, 2014. Flames ended the season 27th in the NHL standings. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)

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To put things mildly, this hasn’t been a strong contract year for Calgary Flames forward Jiri Hudler.

Here’s a quick way to tell that things aren’t going well for a hockey player: when there’s a story that boils down to “Well, at least he has a sense of humor about things.”

Saturday presented another wrinkle to his struggles, as his participation was limited thanks to a lower-body injury.

Perhaps this seemingly lingering issue may be part of the problem for the veteran winger?

Sometimes a little time off can do a slumping player some good, so we’ll see if he sits for a while. There still seems to be some optimism there.