I wouldn't read too much necessarily into Zito willing to give up Huberdeau ad assume that's a terrible thing - he was an offensive wizard in Florida, but his defensive game was lacking. And Tkachuk was starting to get the reputation of the "unicorn" in analytics circles.
Florida was coming off a disappointing playoff, and I think Zito felt he needed to change up the chemistry and go for a different style. You have to give to get.
How many people thought it was a bad trade for Calgary? Hardly anyone. A lot of people thought adding Weegar meant Florida overpaid.
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