What to do with Huberdeau?

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

IIRC, Huberdeau said they never contacted him about an extension.

They simply traded him.

Yeah, so they were planning on re-signing him until Tkachuk became available like I said. They had a whole year to figure it out. You are just making stuff up and treating it like fact lol

[memphusk]

Huberdeau was expecting an extension. Thats why he is sad.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Yeah, so they were planning on re-signing him until Tkachuk became available like I said. They had a whole year to figure it out. You are just making stuff up and treating it like fact lol

Well, it’s not like you have fact

They value him so much that they had to add Weegar and a 1st and a prospect for Tkachuk. That much we know.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by kukkudo

Trade him, another Neal for Lucic type deal at this point.

Fine. Show me that deal. Until then, how does the team get more out of him?

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Well, it’s not like you have fact

Exactly lol. Neither of us do.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Yeah, so they were planning on re-signing him until Tkachuk became available like I said. They had a whole year to figure it out. You are just making stuff up and treating it like fact lol

Huberdeau said his agent approached Zito about an extension and Zito said, yeah yeah sure, we'll contact you at a future date. They weren't exactly in a hurry to get it done, especially after the lousy playoffs he just had.

The Panthers future cap situation at the time meant that they were going to have to either trade a big name or let them walk. Once Tkachuk became available, it became an easy choice. Get rid of 2 expiring contracts, and bring in one guy who is a better player and younger. Maybe one of Weegar or Huberdeau would have ended up being a cap casualty, or maybe not, but it solved Zito from having to make that choice.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Huberdeau said his agent approached Zito about an extension and Zito said, yeah yeah sure, we'll contact you at a future date. They weren't exactly in a hurry to get it done, especially after the lousy playoffs he just had.

Yeah, but that doesn’t mean you can infer with certainty that the Panthers had zero intention of re-signing Huberdeau. The facts are pretty simple. Zito knew Huberdeau wanted to re-sign and had zero time pressure to do sign him because of that. That’s all really anyone knows.

[kukkudo]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Fine. Show me that deal. Until then, how does the team get more out of him?

I don’t know maybe ask that question to the highest paid Flame in history?

[GullFoss]

If Huby was eating popcorn tonight, he doesn't cause the giveaway leading to wilds first goal

[PuckSlap]

I know what Not to do with him

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[GullFoss]

I think they should pay him to sit at home

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by kukkudo

I don’t know maybe ask that question to the highest paid Flame in history?

No, I asked you. This is the discussion that’s supposed to be happening in this thread. It’s not a whining session.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

I think they should pay him to sit at home

LTIRetire should kick in at some point hopefully lol

[SuperMatt18]

I do think at this point I might do this:

- Sit him for one game

- Alter the 4th line into something that might work for him and shelter the crap out of him

Mangiapane-Lindholm-Sharangovich
Zary-Kadri-Pospisil
Greer - Backlund-Coleman
Huberdeau-Dube-Coronato/Pelletier

Think it's at the point where they need to fully break him down to try to build him back up.

His confidence seems shot even worse than last season and he seems even more confused on how to generate offense. He had started to figure it out at 5v5 to end last season but seems to be lost again.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I do think at this point I might do this:

- Sit him for one game

- Alter the 4th line into something that might work for him and shelter the crap out of him

Mangiapane-Lindholm-Sharangovich
Zary-Kadri-Pospisil
Greer - Backlund-Coleman
Huberdeau-Dube-Coronato/Pelletier

Think it's at the point where they need to fully break him down to try to build him back up.

His confidence seems shot even worse than last season and he seems even more confused on how to generate offense. He had started to figure it out at 5v5 to end last season but seems to be lost again.

If you 4th line him, give him Greer. I think he’s a shooter given the opportunity.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

I think they should pay him to sit at home

It's untradeable and you can't buy it out.

They need to figure out a solution. Just making him sit at home in the first year of an 8 year deal would be the absolute worst thing to do.

I do think him sitting in the press box for a game would be the right move at this point though.

And I might try him with Dube as his C at this point. Both guys are struggling and they might be able to spark each other. If there is a player in the team that is similar to what Sam Bennett was as a Flame it's Dube

[FanIn80]

I mean... there HAS to be a way we can get EDM to pay 50% of his contract. Maybe a 3-way, so they can't figure it out.

To Toronto:
Huberdeau
Bouchard
EDM 2024 2nd
EDM 2024 3rd

To Calgary:
Nylander
Knies

To Edmonton:
50% of Huberdeau's cap hit

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

If Huby was eating popcorn tonight, he doesn't cause the giveaway leading to wilds first goal

And miss the shootout attempt

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Goriders

And miss the shootout attempt

He didn’t miss. Goalie got a piece.

[dino7c]

If the ref was competent Huberdeau wouldn't have shot at all