Player Discussion #10 Jonathan Huberdeau

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I'm willing to give Huberdeau time and in fact after Gaudreau's second contract was signed (missing training camp etc fiasco) year one wasn't a good one (his worst, probably, as a Flame).

That said nothing I've seen from Huby so far makes me think he's on Johnny's level. I watch the the CBJ games and Gaudreau is already doing what he did here with IMO a shittier supporting cast. IMO Johnny is one of a couple of premier playmakers and elite talents in the league who can pretty much carry a team's offense on his back.

But again, Huby still has a fairly long length of rope in my mind (honestly) and though he hasn't looked great there is potential I'm sure for a significant trend upward.

Gaudreau's worst season is 2019-2020 by far.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Shouldn’t his nickname be Oobs and not Hubs?

 

[Anglesmith]

Shouldn’t his nickname be Oobs and not Hubs?

Were you pronouncing the H in Hubs?

 

[Rubi]

Shouldn’t his nickname be Oobs and not Hubs?

I like Ooby better. Kind of up beat.
Oobs sounds like something wet and slimy that I pick out of my nose.

 

[Mogo]

Huberdeau will be fine. It's not an easy learning curve to play under Sutter. He only got a handful of games under a top coach like Quenneville before finishing the season with Brunette who was pretty out of his depth.

I thought Panthers fans were exaggerating with his unwillingness to shoot the puck but he's only logged 5 shots in 5 games. Only Lucic and Rooney have fewer. Even on half-chances, he'll favour the pass. This is where Lindholm and Toffoli/a future RW need to step it up to ensure that opposing teams don't take our first line out of the game by double-teaming Huberdeau, a familiar tactic we've seen work well in the Gaudreau era

Huby played few seasons under Quenneville not a handful of games

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Huby is a notoriously slow starter.. don’t worry about him, he’ll get it going.

This, if I had a dollar every time our board bitched and moaned about Huberdeau being "broken" 1 month into the season I would be a millionaire.

Should heat up around December, dont worry Flames fans.

 

[Figgy44]

Shouldn’t his nickname be Oobs and not Hubs?

You could always go for the double entendre in... "Johnny Who"?

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Don't you mean Johnny Ooo?

 

[Felidae]

This, if I had a dollar every time our board bitched and moaned about Huberdeau being "broken" 1 month into the season I would be a millionaire.

Should heat up around December, dont worry Flames fans.

For some it was a full season job

 

[Figgy44]

Don't you mean Johnny Ooo?

How do you end up with this enunciation without talking the rest of the day like Bob Hartley?

 

[Ace Rimmer]

How do you end up with this enunciation without talking the rest of the day like Bob Hartley?

It is a special talent, cultivated by years of dry wit and sarcasm.

 

[Tofveve]

I don't know. Either he's super-jinxed and just in one of those dreadful zones of no confidence and whatever else or he was never nearly as good as heralded. The leash is getting a lot shorter until I go ape-shit on this new fella.

 

[Mogo]

I don't know. Either he's super-jinxed and just in one of those dreadful zones of no confidence and whatever else or he was never nearly as good as heralded. The leash is getting a lot shorter until I go ape-shit on this new fella.

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Like does Huberdeau traditionally start slow and we’re unaware of it?? Help

 

[Tofveve]

8 years 84 million.

 

[DCDM]

Obviously the solution is to move Lucic to Hubs' other wing, he's the key

 

[Tofveve]

Just wondering if Lindy could get in Tres ear to swing a deal between CBJ and us. Johnny for Hubes straight across no questions asked. CBJ is sitting last - maybe Gaudreau wants to get out of there too.

One can dream.

 

[Kranix]

It's Nov 2, folks. I'd estimate there's still runway for Huberdeau to figure it out with one linemate or another.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Like does Huberdeau traditionally start slow and we’re unaware of it?? Help

Yes, at least according to one eyewitness account

This, if I had a dollar every time our board bitched and moaned about Huberdeau being "broken" 1 month into the season I would be a millionaire.

Should heat up around December, dont worry Flames fans.

Reminds me of Iginla's notoriously slow starts

 

[Mazatt]

You'd really thing getting ready to go ape shit on a guy would come from more than 8 games. Some people need to remember it's an 82 game season with whole new guys making up the core of the roster lmao

 

[Betelgeuse]

Nashville could be an opportunity for him to break out. Fingers crossed.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

You'd really thing getting ready to go ape shit on a guy would come from more than 8 games. Some people need to remember it's an 82 game season with whole new guys making up the core of the roster lmao

This is why players hate playing Canada and why everyone was so surprised he signed with us in the first place. Our fanbase is straight up embarrassing a lot of the time.

 

[Mobiandi]

He's fine. Sutter isn't an easy coach to learn under. But look at what he's done with Brett Ritchie's game lol

 

[Chessarmy]

Huberdeau spent a decade with one organization, it's going to take him longer than the first month of the season to figure things out with you guys. He'll be fine. Even with us, he had a tendency to start a little slow.

 

[Tofveve]

Has the same number of points as Ritchie and Stone after 9 games. Really hope we didn't get Gary Leemaned.

Now have me face the corner and cast thy reprimands.