I know that anything outside of the rink is normally off limits to discuss but i'm afraid i'm going to go there. Mods if this isn't allowed feel free to erase but i think it's worth discussing.
Huberdeau was/is a top NHL player, a regular point per game player, and yet since his move to Calgary, and the signing of that big contract, he has been a shadow of himself. I'm wodering if there is a big chunk of contract regret going on here, maybe from him, but mostly from his family. Did $10 million dollars make everything unicorns and rainbows but once the dust settles the thought of being in Calgary for 7 more years (i'm not putting Calgary down, I love Calgary, just talking from the families perspective) when you were in the sunshine of Florida, suddenly things aren't so rosy.
We all know that if things aren't great at home that they can effect your day to day work and life, and I think that is what is happening here. A player of his quality should be able to find someone on this team to gel with, but despite trying 3-4 different centres, numerous wingers, he is just not working with anyone. People say the problem is in his head, well if he is getting grief at home that would certainly be in your head, regardless what you try to do to play better.
I might be completly out to lunch here and Huberdeau has just fallen off a cliff skill wise and can no longer keep up with the game.Then again I might not.
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