That scouting analysis is really neat and all, but I'd be shocked if the Flames coaching staff hasn't already come across those same findings.
The team knows they haven't built a team & system that would enable Huberdeau to be at his best. IMO the coaching staff were hoping that, after his first 82 games, Huberdeau would come back this year and 'get it'. They made a bet that his creativity and IQ would adapt, but it hasn't and it won't.
All I can see now is that he Flames are stuck with a fragile one-dimensional playmaker that costs 10.5 million. Either mold the team around him or suffer.
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