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

[MrMike]

So Treliving really knows how to take someone to dinner

[Stud_McCool]

Is this the first 8 year contract the Flames have ever handed out?

[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.

[USflamesfan]

Originally Posted by MrMike

Yup I did that as well ha, 9.9899999 I believe.

Ya, good point!

[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

[GreenLantern2814]

You can put it in the win column, Mr Treliving.

Very well done indeed.

L. F. G.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Royle9

Give him the "C" too.
Lets do this.

That's probably gonna happen tomorrow. This is his team now.

[calgARI]

Less than 2 weeks after the trade. A month ago Gaudreau and Tkachuk were in the fold. Treliving has done something truly special with this organization.

[ThePrince]

Originally Posted by Stud_McCool

Is this the first 8 year contract the Flames have ever handed out?

They technically gave it to Tkachuk.

For some reason, I thought that I’d read Huberdeau couldn’t get 8 years until he was on the team for a certain amount of time?

[Geeoff]

What a wild off-season!

[SuperMatt18]

Would have liked it to be less than the 8 x $10.5M but would have been tough when Huberdeau knew what you offered Gaudreau and was coming off the exact same season.

[megatron]

Great news!

Rather pay for superstars than 4th liners and 3rd pairing dmen.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Stud_McCool

Is this the first 8 year contract the Flames have ever handed out?

Since Tkachuk anyways. But we traded him apparently.

[Naitix]

I’m happier by having Huberdeau for 10.5 than Johny for 10.5

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by ThePrince

They technically gave it to Tkachuk.

For some reason, I thought that I’d read Huberdeau couldn’t get 8 years until he was on the team for a certain amount of time?

He will have been on the team a year before this kicks in.

[looooob]

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.

because Johnny signed a total clunker?

[ThePrince]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Would have liked it to be less than the 8 x $10.5M but would have been tough when Huberdeau knew what you offered Gaudreau and was coming off the exact same season.

Exactly. People would have been excited a few weeks ago if Johnny got this deal and I would way rather have Huberdeau.

[Mitch]

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.

Flames offered Johnny 10.5. Just cause JG decided to take a paycut to play where he wants doesn't change the market value for Huberdeau.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Amazing work by the GM

[Sainters7]

I'm very pleasantly surprised. Now let's do Weeger