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FlamesAddiction · 07-24-2024, 05:32 PM

Pretty bang on analysis.

Huberdeau plays one way and hasn't shown to be adaptable. It's super high maintenance when you need to make acquisitions and construct lines and defense pairings that cater to one player specifically. Finding the right formula is difficult and may not happen at all. How many assets to you spend trying to get one guy going? Especially not worth it for a player now on the wrong side of 30.

He was supposed to be the guy that makes other around him better, not the other way around. You also can't match him up against other team's top defensive players, so the 1st line is not a great place for him.

07-24-2024, 05:32 PM	#1257
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	Pretty bang on analysis. Huberdeau plays one way and hasn't shown to be adaptable. It's super high maintenance when you need to make acquisitions and construct lines and defense pairings that cater to one player specifically. Finding the right formula is difficult and may not happen at all. How many assets to you spend trying to get one guy going? Especially not worth it for a player now on the wrong side of 30. He was supposed to be the guy that makes other around him better, not the other way around. You also can't match him up against other team's top defensive players, so the 1st line is not a great place for him. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 07-24-2024 at 05:39 PM.