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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Every player is flawed. Including the guy who Huberdeau was intended to replace (Gaudreau).
They traded for him because Huberdeau + Weegar + 1st was by far the best deal available out of the three viable partners that Tkachuk’s list left them with.
They signed Huberdeau to replace Gaudreau - knowing he has big holes in his game - because they were desperate to change the narrative of the Flames as a franchise in crisis that no stars would play for. That sort of stuff matters to owners and management teams.
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The trade was good. But if the Flames knew that Hubby had big holes in his game, they should have traded him instead of guaranteeing him $84MM .