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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
I made a similar comment at the time and the more time that goes by the more I’m convinced that Tre and his guys did little if any diligence on Huberdeau. Saw his stats and got wide eyed.
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They knew what they were getting. Back when the deal was made and a lot of the media were raving about the return for Tkachuk, LeBrun got the anonymous reaction of a rival coach in the Panthers’ division. His comment was something along the lines of: “These guys (Huberdeau and Weegar) don’t scare us. We don’t worry about them at all.” Basically said they weren’t difference-makers.
The NHL is a small place. The scouting book different teams have on players aren’t all that different. Everyone knows who brings the juice and who doesn’t.
The Flames needed to replace a superstar, and Huberdeau was the closest thing available. It wasn’t a move made out of ignorance, it was a move made out of desperation to flip the narrative that nobody wanted to play in Calgary.