I don't really see the rush in dealing with Huberdeau. If anything his contract gets less awful over time, as it gets shorter. It'd be one thing if the Flames were competitors and Huberdeau was eating up cap space. That's pretty far from the truth right now though.
Maybe the owners will learn from their mistakes, writing a $10 million dollar pay cheque to a bum while the team is rebuilding. It might also prevent the owners from going all Vancouver and signing a bunch of bad veteran UFAs during their rebuild.
Best bet is to jus leave Huberdeau be. The Flames are not competing for another 3 years, as least. The Flames need to fill cap until then. By the time they are, you can look at moving Huberdeau then. With cap inflation and a mild bounce back, to 70+ points, Huberdeau may not look so bad in 4 years. That may be what the standard 70-80 point winger goes for in 4 years.
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