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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
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.
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I'm confident the Flames will ink Weegar. He won't command as much money, and he should have more longevity by virtue of his position. Unless his demands are silly, I'd give him 7 or 8 years without much difficulty.
The problem with Huberdeau is the AAV. If he ends up getting 50 points per season on the back couple of years of his contract he'll be untradeable, and if he's still munching 10% of the cap it'll hurt the Flames chances of building a good team for a couple of years.