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Originally Posted by taxbuster
Why do Flames have to "do" anything with Huberdeau at all?
Just play him...he'll either work his way out of his funk or he won't....he doesn't figure into the future in any way other than that Flames are stuck with him...good, bad or otherwise because his contract is virtually untradeable.
He'll be on some line, play some minutes and he'll be a contributor or he won't. But he won't actively harm the team (yes...there's a case to be made that having a player that isn't performing "harms" them, but it's a small factor - all players make mistakes).
Best thing to do IMO is just leave him to figure it out and stop obsessing over him. Maybe once the pressure is off he DOES actually figure it out...and that would be the best outcome of all.
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I agree with what you said mostly. But he does take up a big chunk of the flames salary cap. That’s the attention grabber. He’s holding the team back.