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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Again, an outlier.
At the time they really had no choice but to run with him, although I haven't really looked at why he stumbled so badly.
But if someone had taken Pavelski off their hands at that time, Dallas would have had a decent amount of cap space to spend anyway.
But if you are suggesting that teams are lining up for a chance to give value for Huberdeau, Kadri and Markstrom, say so please.
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I don’t think anybody is suggesting any of these guys are getting traded. Heck, even if the Flames were shopping Huberdeau before his 8 year extension kicked in that would be an awful look for the organization.
But it’s also a reach to act like their careers are over after one disappointing season where the organization was covered head to toe in toxicity.
The obvious play is to remove the coach, build a fresh culture, and make these relationships work. Huberdeau was over a point per game for 4 straight seasons before coming to Calgary. I don’t think it’s very likely he forgot how to play.
Markstrom was a vezina candidate one year ago. Kadri was a key cog on the cup winner.
It’s pretty shocking to hear how bad it got under Sutter (issues with management, equipment guys, and almost all of the players) and I think it’s pretty obvious that was a source for a lot of the pain of this season.
All people are pointing out is that there are a ton of instances of a player looking cooked under one coach only to be completely rejuvenated under a different one.