Folks, there’s no shame in a player being the third-best guy on a forward line. Heck, Elias Lindholm was the third-best guy on the Calgary Flames’ top line in 2021-22 and he was awesome. The 46th individual on our Top 50 Flames countdown is one of the most prominent third bananas in recent club history.
#46 on our list is Jiri Hudler.
Player, 2012-16 A product of Czechia, Hudler was drafted by Detroit in 2002 and came to North America in 2003-04, spending much of the next decade in the Red Wings organization.