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4pt night for Huberdeau - first time since his 115pt season

Rubi

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JFedol said:
Yeah I've kind of noticed that. When was the last time we had a true 1C lol? Nieuwendyk/Gilmour in the 90s?
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For a long time the Flames hoped Monahan would develop into a true 1C. Lindholm may not have been a superstar 1C but he was a star at that position while centering Gaudreau and Tkachuk.
Often when drafting later on in the first round your good choices are limited and you end up taking the BPA and most often that's not a center.
 
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Can you imagine if Huberdeau gets a 100 point season? Just picture it for a second. Everyone - including me - would start pegging him for the 2026 Olympics. It would be so strange to see him rack up the points again considering what he did the last two years.
 
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Remember when people were blaming Huberdeau’s struggles on Sutter for putting him at RW
 
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Crosby2010 said:
Can you imagine if Huberdeau gets a 100 point season? Just picture it for a second. Everyone - including me - would start pegging him for the 2026 Olympics. It would be so strange to see him rack up the points again considering what he did the last two years.
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If that ever happens, he 100% sold his soul to the Devil for that production, IDC.
 
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joestevens29 said:
Why do people make threads after two games?
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Because it was a specific game achievement? Doesn't matter if it's game 1 or game 82, a 4 point night is a 4 point night. I don't really see it as thread worthy personally, but the argument that it's too early in the season for it doesn't make any sense.
 

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He can make a pass again! Could've had a couple last night as well.

It never made any sense to me how a guy can just forget how to pass so hopefully he got over the mental shit. Just getting rid of all the people that wanted out seems to have done wonders for the mentality of the team
 
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Bounces R Way said:
Talent doesn't just disappear. It was pretty unfair of fans to expect him to replace not only Tkachuk but Gaudreau as well as the main focal point offensively. Not his fault this idiot team keeps trying to build around wingers.

If this retool is going to have legs then he's got to be a big part of it.
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I think it's a bit unfair to claim that the Flames are trying to build around wingers. The last time they rebuilt they had just drafted Jankowski and then used two of their three highest picks on centres. They had Gaudreau, but no doubt the vision was to build around Monahan, Bennett, Backlund down the middle. They also acquired Lindholm with their biggest trade.

If you're using your top assets to go after the centre ice position, I don't think it's fair to say you're trying to build around wingers. That's just how the cookie has consistently crumbled for the Flames.
 
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JianYang said:
Only one I can think of that maybe you could qualify as a 1C at a point in time.... maybe Marc savard?
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I guess? but you still had Sakic/Forsberg/Fedorov and I'm not really familiar with Savard's status throughout the league during that era. I just checked his stats and he turns out he had one decent season in 00/01, 65pts in 77 games. I'm not sure that's 1C material lol.

Niewy and Gilmour are the only true 1C's for the poverty Flames lmao
 
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JFedol said:
I guess? but you still had Sakic/Forsberg/Fedorov and I'm not really familiar with Savard's status throughout the league during that era. I just checked his stats and he turns out he had one decent season in 00/01, 65pts in 77 games. I'm not sure that's 1C material lol.

Niewy and Gilmour are the only true 1C's for the poverty Flames lmao
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Savard looked good in Calgary, but he really took off points wise after he left. He was a nifty player. It could be the Flames style at the time and lack of supporting cast, or maybe he just wasnt at his peak at that particular time.

That's why I suggested savard as a maybe and not as a definite, but certainly it's food for thought.
 
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You never know. The Flames lost good players but maybe their impending exodus was a distraction that was a cancer on the team. Maybe the weight has been lifted
 
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Rubi said:
For a long time the Flames hoped Monahan would develop into a true 1C. Lindholm may not have been a superstar 1C but he was a star at that position while centering Gaudreau and Tkachuk.
Often when drafting later on in the first round your good choices are limited and you end up taking the BPA and most often that's not a center.
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Monahan played through so much injuries. Calgary management should've been smart and let him rest but I bet Murray Edwards shit himself at the thought of paying a player to sit out for a half a season or more.

I'm happy Huberdeau is finally gelling with his linemates. I was worried he was going to coast or maybe fall into the abyss and never recover but this year he looks like he is enjoying himself out there.
 
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