That's a good thought.
Huberdeau after a bounce back might still be overpaid by about 2M/yr, but if the Flames shipped him out I highly doubt that whoever they sign with that cap would bring more to the table.
It's easy to romanticize cap flexibility, but you have to rembember that high end talent also doesn't just sprout out of the ground for small Canadian markets to just pick at will if they have some money to blow.
Betting on what Huberdeau can do in a better situation is probably the best investment for this team at this juncture.
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