Huberdeau has had more than his fair share of opportunities to show something. Saying he hasn't been able to play with good enough players is bogus. He's had chances to play with the best goal scorer on the team in Lindholm and it didn't work. Huberdeau was supposed to be able to elevate other players, not be an anchor that needs to be lifted by others.
Seems some people are still grasping at straws to find some other reason for his abysmal play -- Sutter, the Flames organization, fans, Huska, the internet, the media, chinooks. At the end of the day the player isn't good enough, full stop. I don't care what he did in Florida 2 years ago. In a Flames uniform, he hasn't looked remotely exciting to watch or worthy of his contract, at any point. I can't recall a single game where I thought this guy looked like the real deal. He would be vastly overpaid at $5M, let alone $10.5M.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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