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.
Jiri Hudler (lower body, precautionary) will not return this evening. #CGYvsCOL
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) January 3, 2016
Perhaps this seemingly lingering issue may be part of the problem for the veteran winger?
#Flames head coach Bob Hartley on Jiri Hudler: "We knew right from the start of game he had lower-body problems. And it didn't get better."
— Wes Gilbertson (@WesGilbertson) January 3, 2016
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.
Bob Hartley believes Jiri Hudler can get back to his 2014-15 form as the season rolls on ~ https://t.co/oY8kDu8u4L pic.twitter.com/kN5PAcNHaA
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) December 30, 2015