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Originally Posted by flylock shox
Or we could wait and see how he performs in Calgary first.
As stoked as I am on the trade, he's still an aging winger coming off likely the best season he'll ever have. If we pay him 10.5 for 7 or 8, what would we give to a franchise centre coming off an ELC to lock up their prime years? McDavid money?
If it's 8 years for Huberdeau, AAV should be under 10 I reckon.
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They don’t have the luxury of waiting - they either signal to the league that losing Gaudreau and Tkachuk was a speed bump with extensions for both, or they trade them now.
There’s no sense playing out this whole melodrama again.
Huberdeau isn’t just a random top-6 winger. He’s an elite player. Elite players may not be worth every penny at the end, but they’re still productive.
Iginla from age 36-38: 61, 59, 47 points
Wheeler from age 33-35: 0.92 PPG
St Louis from age 35-38: 203: 0.99 PPG
And yes, if we got a franchise centre, it would likely take something approaching a McDavid deal to keep him for 8 years. Certainly nothing less than Matthews.