I think Huberdeau is near the bottom, or perhaps still at the very bottom. It is not a good contract, especially when you consider the buyout on it. This makes it SLIGHTLY worse than the Pettersson deal, though I guess we will see how Pettersson produces this upcoming season. Huberdeau seems stuck in the 60's, but he has also really changed as a player, and plays a style of game that helps Calgary in other areas that aren't captured enough in any valuation. You still get paid to produce in this league, and Huberdeau is paid very handsomely, so there isn't anyway around it.
What I do think, however, is that 2 years have ticked-off this deal, the salary cap is going up dramatically, and in another 2 more season, I bet he isn't in the top 10 worst deals, and maybe won't even be in the top 20 by that time. There is going to be a lot of dumb money thrown around soon, those years will keep ticking off on Huberdeau, and with an injection of youth and skill on this team, Huberdeau might see an uptick himself and end up as a PPG player soon.
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