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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
Hahaha, I could only imagine the reactions around here if we gave Tkachuk 12M a season and he followed it up with 43 points in 56 games in 2020-21 (62 point pace). Huberdeau hasn't even underperformed his deal to this point and he sports the worst contract in the league to some of you.
Just shows how fickle fans truly are.
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I don't think you're reading your own posts at all. How does this show the fickleness of fans?
If anything, it shows stronger fanhood. I was willing to overspend on Tkachuk after his 1st 100 point season but the team didn't seem to be. I'm not yet a fan of Huberdeau, he was the centre piece in the biggest trade in flames history, signed the biggest contract in club history, came in for his 1st season and dramatically underperformed. It is hard to become a fan of a player in that situation. It's acceptable not to be a big unyielding fan of this player at this point.
Has he underperformed his current contract? Not yet I suppose. But you still don't understand the point of the article, clearly. It's trying to project this coming season, where he will be playing under the 10.5 mil contract. Dom's stats show that he's unlikely to make that contract worthwhile based on his current trajectory. I have to agree, but not based on trajectory, based on the players around him. I don't think we have the horses to get a perimeter, primarily distribution based player who doesnt really drive transition or offense on his own, to 83 points over a season. Happy to eat crow if it happens, but realistically I just don't see a way.
I like Huberdeau the person, and think he's an interesting player.
Essentially your argument is that preferring a player who was drafted and played through several seasons of adversity with the club, to a new player who's played here one season and underperformed makes people fickle fans. It's total nonsense.