[SuperMatt18]

The more I look at the it the more I wonder if it actually might not be that crazy if the Flames retain around $2M to equalize the salary.

They signed Kyrou to that contract before last season, just like the Flames with Huberdeau.

Kyrou did produce close to a PPG last year....but he was a team worst -38, had terrible underlying stats (44.7% xGF), and was not good defensively at all.

Huberdeau has struggled offensively but in terms of total impact (offensive and defensive) he's actually probably hurting the team less than Kyrou was hurting the Blues.

In terms of 5v5 production the last two seasons Kyrou only had 12 more points.

And now the fan base has turned on him, his production has actually fallen off, and he's getting booed off the ice and tearing up about it.

Huberdeau ($2M retention) + ??? For Kyrou and I'm not sure that's actually that crazy.