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Originally Posted by Jay Random
No, Florida did not.
Bill Zito is not a mad genius with a crystal ball who knows exactly when players will turn into pumpkins. He saw an incredibly rare chance to pick up a young 100-point scorer in a trade and knew he had to give up premium assets to do so.
Florida's biggest worry about Huberdeau was how to re-sign him with a flat cap. It was pretty well publicized at the time.
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They didn’t even try to negotiate with him. He was surprised they traded his ass. They had to pay Tkachuk almost as much. They just knew they can’t win him and they were right. They knew, nobody trades their leading scorer in their prime