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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Not as bad for sure.
But his contract is buyout proof, so that adds risk.
Sticks around 25-30 goals? His career average per 80 games is 23. His average with Calagry is 18.
He has averages 56 points with Calagry, with a high of 62 last year, when he shots a very career high above 18%.
He's at the age when most players start declining, and he's got 6 years left on that contract.
He was better last year for sure, but he's still quite a bit overpaid and a will likley start decling as he ages.
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As our team gets better and more competitive, we should start spending closer to cap in the next 2-3 years. Once we have to start optimizing contract space, the Huberdeau contract will become more of a problem.
The narrative that it'll be an okay contract once cap goes up is wrong, it's still 3-4 million per year of wasted room you could use somewhere else on your roster. (This contract is on the Oilers or Canucks and we'd be ruthless)
Conceivable that we have to make tough decisions on players and possibly lose them because of this contract.