Rumor: 2022-2023 Trade Rumors and Free Agency (Mod Warning in OP)

[Northern Avs Fan]

That Huberdeau extension is annoyingly high.

That’s the deal I thought MacK would sign. Got to think he comes in higher now.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I’m curious how Hubs ages. He’s very easily worth that contract currently, but it likely ages like milk. Just curious to see how quickly that happens.

I could see him aging a lot like Kane (Patrick). He’s not overly physical, he’s not reliant on pure athletic gifts, he’s extremely smart.

 

[CharlesPuck]

That Huberdeau extension is annoyingly high.

That’s the deal I thought MacK would sign. Got to think he comes in higher now.

Well you shouldn’t have. No way Mack was signing that.

 

[Avsboy]

Who will Huberdeau play with in Calgary? A step down from Barkov for sure

 

[Avs_19]

Good for Calgary. It’ll suck in a few years like most 8-year deals for guys in their late 20’s but they just got a great player signed when two others didn’t want to be there.

Get Weegar done too and that trade looks better and better and they rebound nicely after what looked like an awful summer for them initially.

 

[Balthazar]

He's signed at 10.5M until age 38. That's absolute craziness.

Remember that it only starts next year. They'll be lucky to get 2 years worth 10.5M out of that 8 year contract.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Who will Huberdeau play with in Calgary? A step down from Barkov for sure

Hubs just put up 115 points playing with Bennett and Duclair. He’ll play next to Mangiapane and they’ll light it up. He doesn’t need elite talent to be productive.

 

[Balthazar]

Terrible trade for Florida.

Florida won that trade hands down and I hope that the Avs go down the same path. If they manage to somehow trade 29 yo stars for 24 yo stars they absolutely need to do it.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Avs_19]

I’d rather have Huberdeau on that contract than Gaudreau. I think that’s the exact same deal they offered Gaudreau before he said no and left.

Again, it’ll eventually suck for them but current management doesn’t care about that.

 

[Balthazar]

I’d rather have Huberdeau on that contract than Gaudreau. I think it’s the exact same deal they offered Gaudreau before he left.

Difference is Gaudreau is 28 at the beginning and Hubs will be 30. That's pretty f***ing huge.

 

[Avsboy]

Huberdeau will regret this once he experiences the “Saddledome stink” from that flood a few years back

 

[dahrougem2]

Huberdeau is great but it's hilarious how The Athletic literally just released an article criticizing the "shiny new toy" contracts and Calgary just signed one.

The contracts that got signed in that article are gross lol. Guessing Huberdeau will be on that list.

Difference is Gaudreau is 28 at the beginning and Hubs will be 30. That's pretty f***ing huge.

It's really not. Huberdeau is 29 now, Gaudreau turns 29 next week.

 

[Balthazar]

I'm no Flames fan so I don't care if that's a bad contract. Now they gotta sign Weegar so they can keep the battle of Alberta alive despite what happened to them.

It's really not. Huberdeau is 29 now, Gaudreau turns 29 next week.

Huberdeau's contract doesn't start until next year. He's basically under contract for the next 9 years.

He better age like Pavelski.

 

[Avs_19]

Difference is Gaudreau is 28 at the beginning and Hubs will be 30. That's pretty f***ing huge.

Gaudreau would’ve been 29 when when he played his first game on that contract and Huberdeau will be 30. It’s really insignificant.

The contract will be bad but I’d still rather have Huberdeau.

 

[The Merchant]

Happy for Flames fans. They could've lost 3 franchise players in two offseasons, but managed to keep arguably the best of the three.

 

[The Shermanator]

Don't worry, Mack knows no one with a 10M+ cap hit has ever won a playoff round.

 

[Avs_19]

It’s really surprising the Avs have been able to stick to their no big signing bonus stance for so long. Let’s see if it lasts as I’m sure Nate and Brisson will test that.

 

[JWK]

Happy the Flames didn't go into a rebuild, give me more of battle of Alberta in the playoffs

 

[CalderKing21]

That's a terrible deal. But Calgary kinda had to do it to justify the trade. If Weager walks this summer, this trade is still a win for FLA.

Tkachuk got 8 years at 9.5 million, better player, and 5 years younger (contract expires when he's 32).
Huberdeau contract takes him to 37, for 1 mill more/year .. woof

People are way too focused on Hubs age. His game will age just fine and that contract is about what he would have gotten on the open market. Calgary got an inside haul for Tkachuk who didn't want to be there and they get to retain their now franchise player and continue building their team.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Good for the Flames. That contract wont look great once you get to years 5-8, but good for them to be able to retain a high profile star player after what they went through with Gaudreau and Tkachuk.


I think Huberdeau is overrated, but still a solid Top line player and fairly similar to Gaudreau tbh so I think they should be able to continue to be a playoff time with him as the star forward.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Either Hubs eventually ends up on LTIR or that contract will be an absolute disaster

 

[JLo217]

I think Mack signs soon. Avs just posted some highlight reel goals. I’m mostly just hopeful. Summer is boring.

 

[Balthazar]

Buyout proof

Fun fact: Crosby, a generational player in incredible physical shape, was 34 last season and nowhere near a 10.5M player.

Just imagine Huberdeau at 34-35-36-37.

 

[dahrougem2]

Buyout proof

Fun fact: Crosby, a generational player in incredible physical shape, was 34 last season and nowhere near a 10.5M player.

Just imagine Huberdeau at 34-35-36-37.

I'm sorry?