Wings forward Jiri Hudler playing bigger than he looks BY HELENE ST. JAMES • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • May 14, 2008 DALLAS -- Chris Osgood looks at one long-haired teammate and sees a romance novel beefcake. In Jiri Hudler, Osgood sees talent that exceeds size. Hudler scored one of the biggest...
Jiri Hudler notched his third goal of the playoffs, scoring off a 90-foot pass from Niklas Kronwall, unloading a backhand that went high by Marty Turco's glove-side at 11:54 of the second period. "I saw the turnover, so I'm looking," Hudler said. "I didn't know if there was someone behind me, so...
DALLAS -- How about a pair of Finns? That'd be just fine by Valtteri Filppula, who's in his second full NHL season as the lone Finnish player on the Red Wings roster. ... He was among those persuading the Red Wings to sign Leino, a fellow Finnish player. That'd be just...