Funniest thing I’m seeing online right now is this narrative that Huberdeau and Weegar weren’t a big part of Florida’s success last year and were sheltered/carried by other players or that the team was already better without them.
I’m not quite sure how it would even be possible for them to be carried by other players considering they led the team in TOI and production metrics.
Total TOI
1) Weegar (1870 mins)
2) Huberdeau (1554 mins)
5v5 TOI
1) Weegar (1490 mins)
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7) Huberdeau (1010 mins - 2nd among forwards)
Total Points - Forwards
1) Huberdeau - 115
2) Barkov - 88
Even Strength Points - Forwards
1)Huberdeau - 72
2) Barkov - 57
Total Points - Defense
1) Ekblad - 57
2) Weegar - 44
Even Strength Points - Defense
1) Weegar - 39 (T-9th in the NHL)
2) Forsling - 37
The Flames got 2 of the Panthers 4 best players in this trade (Barkov, Ekblad, Huberdeau, Weegar) …and it was a team that won the presidents trophy last season.
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