02-05-2026, 10:44 AM
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#81
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Originally Posted by blankall
A lot of the time surgery is just one of many options. The doctors will tell you to try conservative treatment first. The surgeries also come with all sorts of risks.
It'd be pretty unusual for a surgeon to say surgery is the only option, get it done now, for a sports injury, unless it was something blatantly obvious like a totally detached ligament or full tear.
My guess is that Huberdeau was given the option of surgery. He opted to see if he could work through and improve the injury with conservative treatments. He hasn't improved. The team tanking also likely plays a factor. He has now, personally, opted for the surgery.
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This.
Surgeries are not guaranteed outcomes. There are a range of outcomes that can really impact the player long-term. So that's why other treatments are often tried before surgery.
This narrative that the Flames don't manage injuries well is based on a very incomplete understanding of each situation and flimsy assumptions.
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02-05-2026, 10:58 AM
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#82
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
This.
Surgeries are not guaranteed outcomes. There are a range of outcomes that can really impact the player long-term. So that's why other treatments are often tried before surgery.
This narrative that the Flames don't manage injuries well is based on a very incomplete understanding of each situation and flimsy assumptions.
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Especially when they consistently have among the fewest man games lost to injury each season.
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02-05-2026, 11:20 AM
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#83
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Draft Pick
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Just want to wish him the best and a good recovery.
Make sure your 100% before coming back
( Don't need to turn everything into stats and degradation)
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02-05-2026, 11:37 AM
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#84
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Looking forward to seeing a refreshed Huby next season; really hope he's back to 100%. He's here for the long stay, and will be here through our rebuild, and will be one of the veterans on the team the young kids will need to look up to.
Side note, I hope the Flames somehow are able to weaponize our newly-found cap space for the rest of this season. Rescue one of the desperate contenders before the deadline, but make them pay dearly for it.
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02-05-2026, 11:43 AM
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#85
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by Muta
Looking forward to seeing a refreshed Huby next season; really hope he's back to 100%. He's here for the long stay, and will be here through our rebuild, and will be one of the veterans on the team the young kids will need to look up to.
Side note, I hope the Flames somehow are able to weaponize our newly-found cap space for the rest of this season. Rescue one of the desperate contenders before the deadline, but make them pay dearly for it.
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The Flames had a lot of cap space before Huberdeau going on IR. Whether they had 10 or 20 million wasn't likely to be determinative. The bigger issue is if the owners are willing to spend money for draft picks.
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02-05-2026, 11:45 AM
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#86
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Burning Beard
Especially when they consistently have among the fewest man games lost to injury each season.
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That’s most of why the narrative exists.
I subscribe to it. I don’t think this team has managed injuries optimally, especially ones for their important players.
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02-05-2026, 11:45 AM
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#87
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blankall
The Flames had a lot of cap space before Huberdeau going on IR. Whether they had 10 or 20 million wasn't likely to be determinative. The bigger issue is if the owners are willing to spend money for draft picks.
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Remains to be seen. This is the kind of development that may put them over the edge on this decision, IMO. Or at least more open to it than before.
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02-05-2026, 11:47 AM
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#88
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Franchise Player
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The sad reality of this surgery is you never know what you’ll come out the other side with in terms of mobility/strength.
So much will remain to be seen, but the odds are stacked against you that’s for sure.
Hoping it goes well for him, regardless of how much you like/dislike the player, this is his career and passion and you never want that taken away by anything but your own choice.
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02-05-2026, 12:07 PM
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#89
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by YyjFlames
He couldn't turn left.
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Oh man...I can't wait to see him in his first game back after recovery. It should be glorious!
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02-05-2026, 12:21 PM
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#90
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I feel for Huberdeau, it explains why he was forcing passes so much this year... Because the speed wasn't there, and he couldn't get past defenders. Hopefully the surgery helps, and I don't have a problem with the timing of it.
If the Flames trade another forward, then it would be on opportunity to give Pospisil, Klapka or Kerins an extended look in the top 9. I'm hoping to see the latter.
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02-05-2026, 12:22 PM
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#91
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Franchise Player
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I guess that random HFBoards rumor was correct. But I cannot for the life of me find that original post. Might have been deleted.
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02-05-2026, 12:34 PM
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#92
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by saillias
I guess that random HFBoards rumor was correct. But I cannot for the life of me find that original post. Might have been deleted.
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Posted October 29th.
https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/...post-202156960
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02-05-2026, 12:37 PM
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#93
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Too much dancing is clearly the culprit here.
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02-05-2026, 12:37 PM
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#94
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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Lol forcing surgery, some of you are so silly.
No, but the club can say: You will sit and not play until your injury is healed. This is our policy. It protects us and you long term and preserves the value you bring to our club. It also preserves your chance of having a longer and more successful career: please see Mark Stone as an example.
IMO responsible clubs do this already. Some of you have picked on it as being cap circumvention.
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02-05-2026, 12:38 PM
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#95
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Richmond upon Thames, London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burning Beard
Does the player get no say?
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If theres too much leeway there then you end up with an oilers/Kane situation.
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02-05-2026, 12:43 PM
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#96
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Lol forcing surgery, some of you are so silly.
No, but the club can say: You will sit and not play until your injury is healed. This is our policy. It protects us and you long term and preserves the value you bring to our club. It also preserves your chance of having a longer and more successful career: please see Mark Stone as an example.
IMO responsible clubs do this already. Some of you have picked on it as being cap circumvention.
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I force my employees to have surgery all the time. They whine about it relentlessly.
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02-05-2026, 12:47 PM
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#97
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Somewhere in Utah
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I look forward to Bionic Huberdeau. It doesn't seem fair to have a player who will be faster and better than everyone else, but the league hasn't blocked it in the CBA
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02-05-2026, 12:48 PM
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#98
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monahammer
Lol forcing surgery, some of you are so silly.
No, but the club can say: You will sit and not play until your injury is healed. This is our policy. It protects us and you long term and preserves the value you bring to our club. It also preserves your chance of having a longer and more successful career: please see Mark Stone as an example.
IMO responsible clubs do this already. Some of you have picked on it as being cap circumvention.
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So your solution is to strongarm a player into going under the knife? Absolutely ridiculous. Especially considering this type of surgery is no guarantee that he'll be a better hockey player - it carries risk that he won't be able to play at all. It's a big decision, and if my employer tried to strong-arm me into getting surgery, I'd be ####ing pissed. It's his choice - he was medically cleared to play.
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02-05-2026, 12:53 PM
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#99
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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pretty obvious he's been bothered by an injury all season. Hip surgery doesn't bode well for a 32 year player, but fingers crossed.
I wish him all the best. I understand that his contract and his production make him an ideal whipping boy for the fanbase, but I still like Huberdeau. I was happy when it finally started to click a bit for him last season and I'll be rooting for him to come back from this.
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02-05-2026, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Lol forcing surgery, some of you are so silly.
No, but the club can say: You will sit and not play until your injury is healed. This is our policy. It protects us and you long term and preserves the value you bring to our club. It also preserves your chance of having a longer and more successful career: please see Mark Stone as an example.
IMO responsible clubs do this already. Some of you have picked on it as being cap circumvention.
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The club can’t actually say that, they don’t have the legal authority to do so.
If he’s medically cleared to play, he can’t just be healthy scratched until he decides to have surgery.
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