Huberdeau was almost 30 when he signed with the flames and his first 100 point season. Lots of good metrics are in Petersson favour at both ends of the ice. I would look at a better comparable in the flames turning on MTkachuk only to realize they should have built around him.
Whoever gets Pettersson is getting an excellent player
Ok, so lots to unpack here...
Huberdeau had just turned 29 when he was traded, I guess that's almost 30, but a bit misleading framing it that way Petterrson is 26, turns 27 at the start of the next season, about 2 1/2 year difference.
Unlike Huberdeau, and Tkachuk, who both were coming off career years, Pettersson has already seen his production decline.
Huberdeau was 28 his first 100 pts seasons, and had 4 consecutive 90 pts pace seasons when he was traded. he was clearly well established as a high point producer,
Cgy didn't turn on M.Tkachuk,
he turned on them,
“I put myself in a position with the last deal I signed to kind of reevaluate my life and my career at this stage, and I kind of came to the conclusion after the RFA period (July 13) it was time to look elsewhere,”
Huberdeau was also an excellent player, whether you want to admit it or not. The point I was making is long term deals with massive contracts come with significant risks, especially when you change circumstances. Gaudreau (RIP) is another example of a guy that saw his prodution drop significantly in new circumstances. Louie Eriksson while not as offensively talented, is another example, considered one of the most underated players in the league with Dallas, never really the same after getting traded.