Thoughts: A second stint for Gaudreau in Calgary?

[Rollin22x]

Since Zary has been the most dynamic player to watch lately (Coronato started great), it would be nice to see someone that can really dangle. Right now I watch to see if a passing play actually works and big saves.

[Barnet Flame]

Feeling spurned isn’t a good reason to not take back Johnny.

No way in hell would Edwards go for this.

The best we can hope for is for Lindy to reunite with Johnny in Columbus and for Huby to gain some chemistry with the new blood coming up.

That said, if this were on the table, I’d take Johnny back just to get rid of Huby’s contract.

[Jaydee]

With our luck Huberdeau would win the hart and scoring title after being traded

[Jiggy_12]

Would I like it? yes.

Would either player agree to it? Doubtful

[devo22]

Trading Lindholm there just makes too much sense for everybody involved. Lots of chemistry with Gaudreau, and they have the assets to do it. And with their prospect pool, they can also offer what Calgary wants.

I've said this before, but if you can't get Johnson or Sillinger, shoot for Dumais and Ceulemans. Dumais is undersized, but he's a super dynamic forward (RH too) and his junior stats are simply ridiculous. Ceulemans is a RH defenseman with size. All of those are qualities that our prospect pool lacks right now ... plus they are in their D+2 and D+3 years, so a bit different than simply collecting picks of a single draft class.

Either way, I'm sure there's a deal there if Lindholm is willing to sign there.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

I envy those who got to watch Huberdeau in his prime be an actual elite player at one point. I'm sure he was fun to watch. Never really watched him before so I guess I missed out . Obviously others here have watched him, but it's beyond disappointing that I've seen only maybe 1 or 2 plays his entire tenure here that left me satisfied that I saw an elite skillset. I have significantly more faith that Gaudreau would turn his game around here, than Huberdeau suddenly figuring it out. As pathetic as this deal would be if it came to fruition, I think Gaudreau would be welcomed back here with open arms in this city. I sincerly believe that Gaudreau's departure was 100% pressure from family and he would have re-signed here if those around him had left him to choose on his own. Pity it happened how it did.

Huberdeau is on the verge of becoming this city's whipping boy any day now, and it's going to get very very ugly when it does happens. I legit feel bad for the guy if he doesn't turn his game around. I like the guy as a person. But man, he just sucks at literally everything on the ice. He is straight up...bad.

I'm not disagreeing with you at all. I've watched him a lot in both places and he's a completely different player here. I have no idea why. I think style of play is a factor, but it's definitely not the entire reason for his drop in production...or just effectiveness on the ice. I cannot fathom what happened to him.

I don't blame people for hating on Huberdeau, but there is an elite playmaker in there just waiting to be unlocked. I know people won't believe me, but he cares about winning. I don't know about Gaudreau as much.

Both players are going to be boat anchors for their respective teams going forward, but I think Huberdeau commits more to all aspects of the game than Gaudreau does. That and he's very loyal. He commits full force to a city and a team.

I think Huberdeau can and should try so much harder, but I also think it's possible he's adjusting to Huska's system the way everyone else is and struggling to have fluidity on offense as a result. It's not like he's the only guy struggling to score.

I just can't get past how Gaudreau left. You saw how stunned Treliving's face was when he had to announce that they weren't signing Gaudreau. He didn't deal in good faith with this team, and I want no part of that again.

[Press Level]

Unless Calgary is now located in the Eastern timezone of the United States, this is pure fantasy.
However, if it were a real possibility, I would make the John-for-John trade 100% of the time. Shorter contract for a player with better upside. From a pure asset management point of view, it's a no-brainer.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I'm not disagreeing with you at all. I've watched him a lot in both places and he's a completely different player here. I have no idea why. I think style of play is a factor, but it's definitely not the entire reason for his drop in production...or just effectiveness on the ice. I cannot fathom what happened to him.

I don't blame people for hating on Huberdeau, but there is an elite playmaker in there just waiting to be unlocked. I know people won't believe me, but he cares about winning. I don't know about Gaudreau as much.

Both players are going to be boat anchors for their respective teams going forward, but I think Huberdeau commits more to all aspects of the game than Gaudreau does. That and he's very loyal. He commits full force to a city and a team.

I think Huberdeau can and should try so much harder, but I also think it's possible he's adjusting to Huska's system the way everyone else is and struggling to have fluidity on offense as a result. It's not like he's the only guy struggling to score.

I just can't get past how Gaudreau left. You saw how stunned Treliving's face was when he had to announce that they weren't signing Gaudreau. He didn't deal in good faith with this team, and I want no part of that again.

I think this is the part that is frustrating with people bashing him.

Sure he is struggling on the ice, heck who hasn't since last year outside of Toffoli.

The guy committed to the city and has been involved in the community and people make it personal saying I hate Huberdeau. I would take Johnny back, the same guy who flew in and out of Calgary like its a camp, and was a ghost in the community.

We haven't made it easy for him to fit on the ice with our archaic brand of hockey.

When the game is getting as fast and skilled as ever we decided it was time to rewind the clock 20 years.

Sutter did the same thing after the lockout. Traded away the younger players, and brought in freaking Darren McCarty because it was time to rewind the clock once again.

[Johnny Makarov]

Hell yes i would take the dweeb back!

But only if he takes another number other than #13 just to piss us off more!

[FanIn80]

Dudes. How is this even a real question?

I would flip Huberdeau for Gaudreau in a friggin nanosecond.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Dudes. How is this even a real question?

I would flip Huberdeau for Gaudreau in a friggin nanosecond.

Because Gaudreau is performing so much better right now?

[Elkyiv]

I would trade them Huberdeau for future considerations.

[Ferarri]

100% I would take him back. As far as his character or lack of loyalty, it's fairly common for people to make mistakes and then regret them. He made a decision that was best for him and his family at the time and you can't really fault him for that (even though he could have been more transparent etc).

Never going to happen but give me JG any day over JH.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Because Gaudreau is performing so much better right now?

1. He and Lindholm have extensively-proven chemistry.
2. He creates offense signicantly better than Huberdeau does.
3. He's more exciting to watch.
4. The morale boost of him being back would be huge.
5. He's got 5 years left vs 7 more years for Huberdeau.
6. He's cheaper than Huberdeau.

[Hockey_Ninja]

It ain’t gonna happen. I’d welcome it if it was a possibility to do Huby for Johnny straight up. But let’s be real

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

It ain’t gonna happen. I’d welcome it if it was a possibility to do Huby for Johnny straight up. But let’s be real

If both continue along the same trajectory, who knows.

If it's the same cap hit, banking on a change of scenery? What is there to lose.

Lindholm probably happens first though.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Ferarri

100% I would take him back. As far as his character or lack of loyalty, it's fairly common for people to make mistakes and then regret them. He made a decision that was best for him and his family at the time and you can't really fault him for that (even though he could have been more transparent etc).

Never going to happen but give me JG any day over JH.

I agree with that. We all make mistakes.

But I would also add, that I've never really felt that this was a decision he made. Or at least not one he made on his own.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

If both continue along the same trajectory, who knows.

Lindholm probably happens first though.

I could see Lindholm re-signing no questions asked if we got Johnny back. And I would be a-ok with that.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

It ain’t gonna happen. I’d welcome it if it was a possibility to do Huby for Johnny straight up. But let’s be real

Being real is vastly overrated.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

If it’s Huby for Johnny? All day long. Maybe with late round pick or a B prospect to offset the fact JG has a better contract.

But it’ll never happen.