There has long been a general standard of 10 points per 1 million salary. So a 100 point player should make 10 million. Then there's other factors that add on top of that.
Huberdeau has been playing at an 80-point pace for nearly 2 months. If that stays consistent, he is easily an $8 million player minimum. And that pace is much more in-line with his career totals versus the first 110 games with the Flames.
Cap increases have also upped the 10 points per million.
From that, Huberdeau would be 1.5 - 2 million overpaid at most. He also seems like a great mentor to the younger guys (Pelletier is a notable example). To think that's the worst contract in the entire NHL and stand by it is admonishingly stupid.
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