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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I do agree that chemistry is important, and sometimes, hard to replicate. I think the biggest stumbling block with Huberdeau is that the Flames don't play a run-and-gun system. Florida traded Huberdeau to Calgary, but Florida also drastically changed their system afterwards too. Huberdeau might have experienced a decline in Florida.
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Chemistry is of course a big part of it, at least for some players. Huberdeau was given opportunities in Calgary with players that are better than the guys he usually lined up with in Florida, but couldn't seem to get anything going. In Florida, he also didn't do well playing with Barkov, who was their best forward.
It certainly helped that Florida was deep in talented forwards though. They could match lines with players like Barkov, Verhaege, and Reinhart against other teams top defense, then save the Huberdeau line easier deployments. He also feasted on a powerplay with talent most teams can't match.
On the Flames, no matter where Huberdeau plays, it will be the focus and is unfortunately not that hard to shut down.