So, other than having a built-in hockey nickname – what can be said about Charlie Huddy?
One thing really. The guy tends to win a lot. A whole slew of cup finals appearances as both a player and a member of the staff. He has the winning pedigree in his aura, it seems. That said, he’s been working a lot with a young defense the recent years and lets face it – we didn’t really change out d-core that much. Arguably our best assets on the blue line are all young kids and if we want them to be successful we need a guy running the defense that can handle youth.
Granted this isn’t really news, is it? It was expected for the last week or two that Huddy would be the one the Stars hired in the end. And with him signed on, there really isn’t much to do. The wait for Zubov is over, seems the Neiuwendyk is content with our back end and even though we are rumored to be in the “race” for Zherdev, odds are it’s a rumor and only a rumor and the guy’s bulky asking price (4.5 mil) is not something that we see worth it considering our current forward line-up.
Links of Note:
The Dallas Stars Assertion 