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Hudler to Flames, Conner to ‘Yotes

As #Suterwatch rolls along with no end in sight, the Red Wings are now saying goodbye to a couple of players. Our favorite midget, Jiri Hudler, has received the payday he was looking for courtesy of the Calgary Flames, who inked him to a 4 year, $16 million contract this afternoon. The math is pretty […]

Scuttles Saga becomes Nick Narrative

It’s been a few days since the Red Wings season came crashing down, so we’re all sobering up a little bit. If it’s any consolation (and yes, yes it is), the Penguins lost last night. Mellon Arena was set to be demolished later in the summer, unless rioting Montreal Canadien fans get to it first… […]

Alas, With a Whimper…

The Scuttles Saga has gone quietly into the night. FIIIIIIIINALLY. Per the IIHF – who started this latest chapter of asshattery: The IIHF has approved the International Transfer Card (ITC) for player Jiri Hudler, thus allowing his transfer from the Detroit Red Wings (NHL) to Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (Russia). Now, please, […]

I TOLD YOU IT WASN’T OVER!

Jiri! Jiri! When will we be allowed to move on?! Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Just when we, as Wings fans, were making peace with the Jiri Hudler fiasco and departure (and moving on to full-blown hatred for Jason Williams / Todd Bertuzzi), The Scuttles Saga rears its ugly head once more. Yesterday, David […]

One last (but probably not) twist in the Scuttles Saga

How symbolic… Oh, what a long, strange journey this has been. Very early this morning, it was learned that Jiri Hudler’s agent and Ken Holland agreed to a 2-year, $5.75M contract, keeping Holland’s arbitration-avoiding streak alive and well – but not really. A gentleman’s agreement had been made between Hudler’s agent and Ken Holland, but […]

Mainstream Media Fail!

There’s a nifty little screenshot for you from Sportsnet, one of Canada’s leading sporting news providers, falsely declaring that Jiri Hudler is staying with the Red Wings for this upcoming season. Even Scuttles looks surprised they ran with the story… Solidifying his place at the top of the Wings beat writers rankings, Ansar Khan of […]

The NHL up Scuttles’ butt

Who would have thought the League could make more of a mess of Jiri Hudler’s “situation” than Mike Brown? After two or three left turns from all parties, the NHL has added it’s own little caveat – one that I bet Ken Holland was hoping would be let go. Let’s break the events down, as […]