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Originally Posted by Bonded
I am of the opposite camp with Warrener. I'd just ride Huberdeau hard and see if that does anything. The Flaemsa re going to be a bottom 5 team after the UFAs are traded and really have nothing to lose. Might as well just ride him into the dirt.
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There's really no point in buying him out as that won't make the Flames better having to find a replacement for his roster spot while dealing with the massive dead cap hit. The Flames just have to hope that this is a Jeff Skinner type of situation where his game goes away for a couple of seasons and then comes back. Also since he's going to be around for a while there will be time to try and find him a center or winger that he has chemistry with. As painful as this situation is, there's really no quick fix or way out and it's just a matter of taking it year by year. As bad as things look I have to think that he's going to have some better years in the future.