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

[Cole436]

Originally Posted by Stud_McCool

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

I believe so, I think the previous record was Monahan's 7 year deal.

[ComixZone]

First goal Huby scores at the Saddledome they have GOT to start the goal song off as Go Johnny Go and then cut in with a remix of the Scooby Doo theme.

[powderjunkie]

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.

Huberdeau is a better player.

Age curve sucks, but odds are pretty low this team is competitive in 2028.

[mile]

Originally Posted by 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.

Got him signed quicker than Lindholm, definitely didn't expect that


I wonder if the Flames really go after Kadri now, they've never really been out of it from everything I have read. It wouldn't have made sense to sign Kadri without a Huberdeau extension, but now...

[PuckSlap]

Ok


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[dammage79]

Hubeys kinda everything I wanted Johnny to be. Bigger.

Thankfully he's a better passer too.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by looooob

because Johnny signed a total clunker?

Not a bad point. He did poor work on his extension. And IMO Huberdeau is a better player, and his PPG in recent years supports this. But over 10 is rich for paying a guy into his late 30s.

Fair bit of risk on the Flames end.

[flizzenflozz]

Huber-Dough

[GioforPM]

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.

Was thinking this exact thing. There was a comparable by the same team for the same kind of production at the same position sitting right there. Hard to argue. Treliving is pretty by the book and mathematical when it comes to contracts and likely said “yeah, you got me there”.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by 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

Uhhh.. Do you remember what happened the last time the Flames let a star player walk to UFA

[USflamesfan]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Hubeys kinda everything I wanted Johnny to be. Bigger.

Thankfully he's a better passer too.

I think he will will really blossom in Sutter's system.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by 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

Because that introduces risk that he doesn’t sign at all

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

The Flames have finally gone past $7 million on a contract.

Matthew Tkachuk made nine million last year.

[Bunk]

The last 3-4 years of this could be ugly, but then again they could very well be in rebuild mode anyway by that point

[looooob]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Not a bad point. He did poor work on his extension. And IMO Huberdeau is a better player, and his PPG in recent years supports this. But over 10 is rich for paying a guy into his late 30s.

Fair bit of risk on the Flames end.

oh I don't disagree the end of this contract is likely to hurt

[Icon]

Now just unveil a new 3rd jersey so I can adorn it with Hubey

[Cortez]

This is a huge huge signing for the flames. Amazing deal. I will blindly disagree with anyone that says otherwise. It means so much more for the franchise than just what the dollar amount says.
Big win for the City of Calgary after so much negativity about playing here

[getbak]

The eyes don't lie...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1555318820759187457

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

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

5.5 AAV for the Weegs and I'll feel better about this.

[bluejays]

In the first 4 years of this contract I'm happy with Huberdeau's pay, but on the back end this will become a hindrance. Only elite 34 year olds live up to these contracts. Such is the market, but I really hope after 2 years they look to deal him as he'll eventually cost picks and/or salary to take him on. Anyway, I don't care if I come across a downer but we deep down know that's the truth.