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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Huberdeau's contract is a sunk cost.
His salary isn't hurting anything right now, and is helping them stay over the floor. So it's better to wait - if he continues to play better, his value will rise. Why sell now at minimal return and maximum cost to the Flames? What is to be gained by it? They would need to acquire other contracts just to hit the floor. To what end?
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He's at least kept his head down and worked hard to turn himself into an asset to the team this year, but even a 30/30 season isn't going to sway someone to take a flier on him.... even with significant salary retention. I don't see much upside beyond what he's doing this year (which is livable but will certainly not increase his value in any meaningful way).
For the Flames, if Huberdeau can play like this for 2-3 more years it would be a huge win based on what he was the first two seasons here. The last 4 years of this deal is anyone's best guess but I don't anticipate him aging well at that point. Especially as many of the younger players and prospects push their way up into the lineup and take up icetime.