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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Huberdeau had led the team for almost a decade with virtually no real success. Barkov came in, took over the room and culture, and Huberdeau really started succeeding under no pressure. Then, with Barkov leading the charge, the team took in some playoff experience, and saw that Huberdeau wasn't really showing up in those big games. That's when they decided to pivot away from him.
We were forced to pivot away from two of our undisputed offensive drivers. The player we traded for Huberdeau was also a key playoff performer for us. Further, we also lost at the same time our real offensive player, RIP. Really, it would be like the Panthers trading Huberdeau and Barkov in the same season. If we'd lost just one we might be able to produce a similar on ice product. But both?!
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Tkachuk actually wasn't great in the playoffs for the Flames.
2018-2019: 2-1 in 5 games
2019-2020: 1-1 in 6 games
2021-2022: 4-6 in 12 games. Better but 3 of the goals were in game 1 v. the Oilers. He was a non factor for most of that series.