Any person who has followed Charles Hudon’s rise to the NHL knows just how dangerous he can be with the puck on his stick. In the AHL, he tormented goalies with a phenomenal wrist shot, an under-utilized slapshot, and a pair of slick hands to handle the puck around the net with ease. He was a threat to create goals in the offensive zone in his first full NHL season, despite abysmal luck throughout most of the year.
We’re going to dig into three different moments as we examine what makes him such a dangerous player when he has control of the puck.