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Originally Posted by FanIn80
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I think it's a fair assessment.
Huberdeau's contract was unlikely to ever be a good contract based on his age and length of the contract. I think most people recognized that it wouldn't age well, but it was just the price of doing business. Using his most recent season to judge it makes more sense than using a season that ended more than a calendar year ago. You can't blame people for being skeptical that he lives up to the contract. Even if Huberdeau had over a PPG season last year, it would probably still be in the top 10 worst just based on how long contracts for players in their 30s typically don't age well.
It's an assessment based on the most recent results, which seems fair. Recent data should always trump historical data. His historical results indicate that he has had more to give in the past and could rebound, which is likely why he only ranked it as the 3rd worst contract and not the worst. Recent results indicate it is anything than certain. If he does rebound back to his Florida production, re-assess then.