6. Cody Hodgson
Age: 26
Position: Center
Shoots: Right
Last Team/Cap Hit: Nashville – $1.05M
Hodgson had eight points in 39 games last year for the Nashville Predators while trying to redeem himself from the previous season in Buffalo.
His offense may be lacking, severely, but he’s an efficient third line player in general play.
There’s a case to be made regarding his shooting percentage, which has been disgustingly low the last two seasons at 4.6% and 4.7%. If he can get that number up his offense will start to become useful again.
Getting Hodgson at $1.05M again would be a decent deal for any team willing to roll the dice on a good depth player with a past history of shooting much, much better.
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The Leafs could take a chance on Hodgson if the lineup wasn’t full of tag-along veterans like Brooks Laich and Milan Michalek, as well as dead weight like Joffrey Lupul.
There’s still a chance they may look into a player like Hodgson, but it’s unlikely.