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

[Locke]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Someone get that man a legit jersey instead of whatever that screen printed thing is.

Originally Posted by browna

Yeah, I mean he' was left to his own devices to get something done up in a couple days and outbin Montreal, but that looks like a 2022 Olympic font and number.

It totally looks like one of those shirts you can get at the discount bin at Canadian Tire.

Either way though, I thoroughly dont care so long as he's happy to wear it.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://twitter.com/user/status/1555985510094540800

That's a beautiful thing.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by browna

Yeah, I mean he' was left to his own devices to get something done up in a couple days and outbin Montreal, but that looks like a 2022 Olympic font and number.

Flames should have sent him something as soon as he picked his number.

[SebC]

Brad didn't bring a jersey on the plane? Tsk-tsk.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by wired

IMO, Tkachuk will not get to that level in points, or play any time soon. He no longer has a great playmaker on the other side of the ice.

Johnny will not be the same, impactful player in Columbus. Patrick Laine is good, but I don't see him at the same level for a bit, if ever.

Barkov is as good as Johnny. Ekblad is better than any Flames D. They have a strong team offensively. Tkachuk will be fine in that system. It would not be a surprise if he matches his production again.

Laine is a better shooter than any Flames. Columbus is weaker but Johnny will be Johnny. He doesn’t lose it because he is not a Flames

Your homer glass is making your view cloudy

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Barkov is as good as Johnny. Ekblad is better than any Flames D. They have a strong team offensively. Tkachuk will be fine in that system. It would not be a surprise if he matches his production again.

Laine is a better shooter than any Flames.Columbus is weaker but Johnny will be Johnny. He doesn’t lose it because he is not a Flames

Your homer glass is making your view cloudy

Maybe 5 years ago but Lindholm has out-goaled Laine every year for the past 4 seasons. Yes, Laine has missed a lot of games due to injury but he averages 0.38 goals/game to Lindholm’s 0.40 in the same time frame. Lindholm is a better goal scorer than Laine.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by MisterJoji

Maybe 5 years ago but Lindholm has out-goaled Laine every year for the past 4 seasons. Yes, Laine has missed a lot of games due to injury but he averages 0.38 goals/game to Lindholm’s 0.40 in the same time frame. Lindholm is a better goal scorer than Laine.

0.38 and 0.40 is arguable. There was only one bad year that he was worse. He also doesn’t have Johnny feeding him.

That’s small details. Point is Johnny ain’t going to disappear like that guy said because he is not a Flames.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Barkov is as good as Johnny. Ekblad is better than any Flames D. They have a strong team offensively. Tkachuk will be fine in that system. It would not be a surprise if he matches his production again.

Laine is a better shooter than any Flames. Columbus is weaker but Johnny will be Johnny. He doesn’t lose it because he is not a Flames

Your homer glass is making your view cloudy

Is the system not going to change under Maurice? They might play a whole new style of game next year.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Flames should have sent him something as soon as he picked his number.

They gave him enough money to buy a shirt or two.

[transplant99]

Brad Treliving ordered the baked halibut.

Jonathan Huberdeau opted for a steak.

A good sign.

“I told him, ‘You’re ready for some Alberta beef, man,’ ” Treliving said.

“It’s hard to get good players and it’s hard to keep good players, and he’s a good player,” Treliving said after inking Huberdeau — the NHL’s assists leader in 2021-22, with 85 helpers — to the biggest contract in club history. “We’re excited to have him locked up.”

“(Treliving) talked so highly about the city, and that made me so excited to play there,” said Huberdeau, who was sporting a Flames jersey — with his No. 10 on the back — for a charity ball-hockey game Saturday at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal. “He is excited and he thought I would fit real well on that team and that made me think, ‘You know, I want to be there.’ He wants to win for a lot of years, not only one year. I think we’re committed. And that’s what I liked when Brad was talking to me.”

“When it happened, yeah, it was dramatic. You had two players, two top players, that made those decisions,” Treliving said of the departures of Gaudreau and Tkachuk. “But listen, this hasn’t been a longstanding issue where players don’t want to play in Calgary. We think it’s a great city to live in. We think it’s a great organization to play for. We have a really good team. I think you have to be passionate about your organization and city, and I think it has great things to offer.

“So when you sit and talk to Jonathan. … He has been to Calgary as a visitor, but everybody thinks when you go on the road, you get to go to all these places. For the most part, especially for the players, it’s bus, hotel, rink and a restaurant. You could say ‘Oh, you go on a five-game trip, you’ve been to all these places.’ Well, a lot of times, guys don’t know anything other than the hotel, maybe a favourite restaurant and the rink there. So you’re just trying to educate him. At the end of the day, it’s a small world, too, so he’s going to talk to a lot of people. We talked about what the city has to offer, how good it is, how great it is to raise a family, how those who live here love it, here’s why we think you’re going to love it.

“It’s a great city,” continued Treliving, now entering his ninth season as general manager at the Saddledome. “I’m proud. … Forget about being with the Flames, I’m glad that during my career, I got a chance to live in Calgary because I think it’s a really, really good place to be. So you just talk through that. You answer questions about the organization. You outline your thoughts and where you’re trying to go with things. You’re talking a little bit about where he fits in. And then it’s just two guys talking. A lot of it, for me, I’m trying to learn about what makes him tick and the experiences he’s had and what he’s trying to accomplish.

“I know people may try to portray it as a sales pitch. It wasn’t. Whether it be this business or any business, I believe relationships are so important. We’re not in manufacturing. We’re not dealing with machinery. We’re dealing with people. I always feel, you sit across from people, you tell ’em what you think, you’re honest with them, you ask them questions. … The whole point of me going out there to see him was just building a relationship. That’s all it was.”

https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey...with-huberdeau

[Bingo Jr.]

Finally can order the new jersey! #10

[Boreal]

https://jhanhky.substack.com/p/huber...utm_medium=ios

How good is Jonathan Huberdeau and what can Calgary Flames fans expect from the $10.5M man?

Watch the video above to learn more about:
- His multi-faceted playmaking
- His knack for finding space off the rush & in the OZ
- His limitations as a player & the implications for CGY

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

0.38 and 0.40 is arguable. There was only one bad year that he was worse. He also doesn’t have Johnny feeding him.

That’s small details. Point is Johnny ain’t going to disappear like that guy said because he is not a Flames.

Okay but your argument was Laine was a better shooter than anyone on the Flames roster which is false. Even Bread is creeping up his GPG getting close to Laine.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by MisterJoji

Okay but your argument was Laine was a better shooter than anyone on the Flames roster which is false. Even Bread is creeping up his GPG getting close to Laine.

It’s not false . He is a better shooter. That the only thing he is great at.
His result has been inconsistent lately but he can shoot. Just watch someone other than a Flames for once man

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

It’s not false . He is a better shooter. That the only thing he is great at.
His result has been inconsistent lately but he can shoot. Just watch someone other than a Flames for once man

“He’s a better shooter” yet still gets out scored by Lindholm for the last 4 years. I guess all of Lindholm’s goals must’ve just bounced off his body or tipped in since he’s a worse shooter. Terrible take, educate yourself.

[AustinL_NHL]

I agree that Laine is a much better shooter. I'd say there's an argument to be made he has the best shot in the NHL. But being a great shooter doesn't equal more goals.

Laine has an incredible shot, but sucks at creating chances for himself, which is why most of his goals are from distance.

Lindholm, on the other hand, has an elite shot, but is also great at consistently getting himself chances, which gives him way better and plenty more opportunities to score goals.

Laine, with Lindholm's ability to generate chances, would probably win Rocket after Rocket, but he's either not skilled/smart enough to get himself open for better scoring chances, and/or he's just lazy and doesn't care because he knows he can still score tons from distance.

There is soooo much more to scoring than just having a great shot, but PURELY talking about shots, Laine >> Lindholm

[Jiri Hrdina]

I thought Laine was going to be the best goal scorer in the NHL. The heir to AO.
But Austin is right, he's got the shot, but not the other stuff. Will be interesting to see what he does with Johnny

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I thought Laine was going to be the best goal scorer in the NHL. The heir to AO.
But Austin is right, he's got the shot, but not the other stuff. Will be interesting to see what he does with Johnny

I did too, but I've come to realize how truly rare Ovi is. 50-40-90 at 36, while continuing to play his physical style of game throughout his career. Laine clearly isn't at that level but I still acknowledge that Laine still has one of the best shots in the NHL. It takes a certain combination of size, drive and raw skill to be an Ovi.

[MrMike]

Yup if shooting skill was all it took Alexander Semin would have lasted a lot longer in the league.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by MrMike

Yup if shooting skill was all it took Alexander Semin would have lasted a lot longer in the league.

That wrist shot will always be remembered