Speculation: Jonathan Huberdeau is open to waiving his NMC to go to a contender

[BKarchitect]

He’s got $73.5 million left on his deal. The idea that Calgary would retain $30-35+ million in dead space just to have him off the team or to get a pick back is just wildly untenable and unreasonable. There’s also no way I can see an ownership or management swallowing that much….pride (let alone resource allocation)…to admit such a colossal mistake.

Hope he can turn it around for the next few years and then look at trying to deal him for another team’s cap problem down the road.

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

His best chance is to go the EK65 route. Have a great rebound season to improve his value so Calgary can move him with some retention. I don’t see Calgary wanting to retain 50% for that long

 

[HighLifeMan]

To Edmonton:
Huberdeau (30% retained) - 7.350 x 7yrs

To Calgary:
Nurse - 9.250 x 6yrs

Won't happen but Edmonton does this IMO. To be fair - I think what you meant was to received positive value (Nurse is obviously negative). In that case, I think they need to eat at least 40% of his deal, bringing him to down to 6.300. Even then, I don't think they'd get anything substantial. That's more of the 'free - pickup only' number.

Calgary would be paying a worse player more money essentially. Not a chance.

Additionally - I have zero doubts that Huberdeau would be a 90 point player in Edmonton. He's a good player who hasn't found his fit on a team seriously lacking the high skill for him to compliment.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Look at how much difficulty the Sharks had finding a trade partner for Karlsson. Now consider that Karlsson had one of the greatest offensive defenseman seasons of all time prior to being traded. Also consider the amount of cap dumps that San Jose had to facilitate Pittsburgh moving, and San Jose still had to retain.

The return at the time was a projected late 1st swapped for a projected very high 3rd. San Jose did get lucky with Pittsburgh taking a step back and the 1st being in the top 16 of the draft, but that wasn't anticipated at the time of the trade.

 

[Djp]

What contender has space for that?

I'm sure Calgary would agree to contract termination.

 

[Bond]

If true Conroy should be burning up the phone lines. that is a get out of jail free card if you can find a taker.

If Huberdeau could be reasonably moved he would already be gone

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Man oh man. Talk about an impossible no-win situation. Whichever GM gave him that contract blew up their own career, no team would ever be that desperate or colossally stupid to put that guy in charge of anything hockey-related ever again.

 

[bleachdrinker]

Leafs need (left) wingers and Treliving is there. Less than zero cap space, though.

 

[Soundwave]

"Treliving fleeced the Panthers!" this board told me ...

 

[MoneyManny]

For 7 years? He's 31 and not exactly trending in the right direction. I am doubtful.

Why would a contender care about the contract's value in 6 years? Their time to win is now.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

too bad there's a limit on how much teams can spend

 

[super6646]

He could be a PPG and it would be a tough bet. There's no chance anyone is taking the contract w/o a substantial retention and assets going the other way. And that isn't in the interest of a rebuilding team that has no need to free up cap space.

Anyways, the entire point is mute. Huberdeau has a contractual obligation to our team and he ain't moveable.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

"Treliving fleeced the Panthers!" this board told me ...

even Florida fans thought that too. let's not pretend this was just a HFBoard. the entire hockey world viewed CGY winning that.
and it still was a good trade value wise at the time. got a 115point winger and a top 4 Dman.

however things just didn't work out

 

[Soundwave]

even Florida fans thought that too. let's not pretend this was just a HFBoard. the entire hockey world viewed CGY winning that.
and it still was a good trade value wise at the time. got a 115point winger and a top 4 Dman.

however things just didn't work out

Not me, and I took shit for it even on the Oilers board.

 

[Ciao]

At this point, Huberdeau's trade restrictions are redundant.

His performance, salary and term already make him untradeable.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Not me, and I took shit for it even on the Oilers board.

well there will always be someone on the other side of everything but still the vast majority of hockey fans thought CGY won it.

I honestly did not expect him to lose half his production

 

[Lolonegoal]

Uh some teams would. 5M isnt much these days.

This is true. The cap is $88,000,000.

If you divide the cap by the 20 roster spots, then you get an average of $4,400,000. Obviously, there's additional fill-in players but they should be making near minimum. Huberdeau, even at his worst, is better than the average NHLer.

 

[Realgud]

Man oh man. Talk about an impossible no-win situation. Whichever GM gave him that contract blew up their own career, no team would ever be that desperate or colossally stupid to put that guy in charge of anything hockey-related ever again.

Dubas was hired by the Penguins. Anything is possible.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Teams would shuffle things around to acquire a top line forward for ~$5M. The term wouldn’t be a concern at that point at all.

I agree with the second part though; no team in the league is going to retain that much money for that long, so moot indeed.

Who’s the top line player?

Surely you’re not talking about Huberdeau anymore ?

 

[LOFIN]

I'm willing to have a threesome with Ana de Armas and Sydney Sweeney

 

[Jeune Poulet]

All GMs have Huberdeau at #1 on their list.

Their "I'd rather hammer a rusty nail through my testicles than acquire that guy" list.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Woah Woah Woah form a line fellas no need to push

There's enough Hubes to go around

 

[waitin425]

Might go down as single worst trade in NHL history.

 

[LOFIN]

Might go down as single worst trade in NHL history.

If you are refering to the Tkachuk trade, no it won't. That trade was more than fine for the Flames. What they will end up regretting is re-signing Huberdeau instead of flipping him for more assets.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Might go down as single worst trade in NHL history.

Trade was not bad, the contract after was unnecessary.