[Signing] Flames sign Huberdeau to long term extension (8 yrs, $10.5 mil AAV)

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Weger next please

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by FormerPresJamesTaylor

Matthew Tkachuk made nine million last year.

Uhm, I don't think so. His QO THIS year was 9, his salary last year was 7m.

[ComixZone]

...Captain Huby?

Originally Posted by djsFlames

5.5 AAV for the Weegs and I'll feel better about this.

I'd be very (pleasantly) surprised if a longterm deal for Weegar came in at only $5.5

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Not a bad point. He did poor work on his extension. And IMO Huberdeau is a better player, and his PPG in recent years supports this. But over 10 is rich for paying a guy into his late 30s.

Fair bit of risk on the Flames end.

It's going to suck in 5 years in all likelihood. But that's the price you pay to keep a star player around. They aren't going to sign a short contract because someone else will offer them a long term deal in free agency.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Wohoooooo

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Originally Posted by Bunk

The last 3-4 years of this could be ugly, but then again they could very well be in rebuild mode anyway by that point

And the cap is probably 5-7mil higher by then anyway

[PaperBagger'14]

Finally a John worthy of the C

[handgroen]

His production will now be forever linked to gaudreau with this contract. I like our chances..

Captaincy clause?

[keenan87]

I wonder if they make him the captain now and give him the team.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Uhm, I don't think so. His QO THIS year was 9, his salary last year was 7m.

No, his AAV over the contract was 7. His salary in his last year was 9.

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Why should we be paying 800k more than CLB for Johnny though?

If you want to make a statement about yyc being a solid NHL city we shouldn't have a "western Canada tax" on our signings compared to their comparables elsewhere, no?

It's fine. It's good news. But I expected under 10.

At the same time, it's cheaper than Panarin and everyone supposedly wants to go the Rangers.

At the end of the day, Huberdeau has been here 5 minutes, so he was under no obligation to give the Flames any sort of discount

[wired]

Originally Posted by Jore

Isn't he going to be 30 when the contract starts? People were saying (rightfully) that they were relieved that the Flames wouldn't be paying Gaudreau a huge amount when he's 35, but this contract goes even further into the future.

I also don't understand paying him now, before seeing him play and how the season goes. Makes the short term contracts to Kylington and Mangiapane even more puzzling

It may be, that Hubs has been a top player for a while now. And they were willing to pay Johnny that much, why not pay a bigger, better player the same amount?
I think this is a win for Calgary.

Imagine if Weeger signs long term, and Kadri signs as well.....

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

5.5 AAV for the Weegs and I'll feel better about this.

I was hoping for 6.5, to keep them to a total of 17.

[djsFlames]

So Flames "officially" win the trade now, right?

Since re-signing was the caveat many outside of Calgary had (with little faith that they could do it... ha)

[Weitz]

I’d be worried about this contract. Didn’t really have a choice though.

[GioforPM]

I like it. But Huberdeau should pay for the next meal out with Treliving.

[transplant99]

Likely a full NMC as well im guessing?

[getbak]

Johnny Who?

Jonny Hu!!!

[jg13]

The amount of work that Treliving has done in the past 3 weeks has been unbelievable.

- Gaudreau leaves leaving Brad scrambling.
- Signs what 4 guys?
- Tkachuk Trade
- Signs Kylington
- Signs Mangiapane
- Signs Huberdeau

What a fiend.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Weitz

I’d be worried about this contract. Didn’t really have a choice though.

Well, clearly not as good as Nurse’s contract.