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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I can't believe that you wouldn't trade Huberdeau for the 19th pick in this draft and rid yourself of $84MM of cap space.
Not that there is any chance Chicago would do this, it's an insane idea.
Chicago wouldn't take Huberdeau if Calgary sweetened the pot with the 16th pick.
Huberdeau may be a 70-80 point guy this year, he certainly has that ability. But for how long? And it's not a sure thing, by any means.
That saved cap space would have huge value these days.
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I don't think people realize how important cap efficiency is. If you're going to be a contender, it's everything.
Even if Huberdeau had 105 points this upcoming season, I question whether he'd have positive trade value. At the end of the day, at the end of next season, he'll be 31 years old, with 7 years left at 10.5 mill.
105 points in a vacuum is worth about 10.5 mill, but the term and age are what kills the value.
This is a league where Burns, Pacioretty, and Bjorkstrand were all traded for nothing, despite the fact that the all earned their current AAV.