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

[Jerzey Devil]

Best bet is to wait a year or two and try to trade him for a player who is underperforming with a similar contract. Maybe the Caps will want to move on from PLD in a year or so haha.

 

[TheBeard]

This is the equivalent of me saying I'm willing to expand my dating expectations to include Supermodels and Sydney Sweeney.

I'm open to it, but none of em are still gonna want me.

 

[VeteranPresence]

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.

It would need be to something bigger, like Huberdeau + Weegar/Andersson for Nurse + balancing salaries. The only thing that works money wise though is Nurse, Kulak, and Kane (17.1 M) for Huberdeau and Weegar (16.75) and I don't think the Flames consider that since it does nothing for their rebuild.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

I’m open to winning the lottery this week. Also open to delivery of a medium rare slab of prime rib with a couple lobster tails. Also open to someone paying off my mortgage.

 

[Leafs87]

Mutual termination of his contract is his only hope of joining a competitive team, unless somehow Calgary becomes one while he’s still signed. That’s a boat anchor of a contract

 

[BHD]

I’m sure contenders would love that cap hit

 

[WarriorofTime]

Even at 50 % Retention, he has too much term that it scares off any contender.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I don't know if even Montreal has enough bad contracts to make a trade worth it

Gallagher + Anderson + Armia + Dvorak + Matheson for Huberdeau + Andersson or Weegar

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Yeah no shit lmao

 

[Kcoyote3]

He is owed 60+ million dollars. There is a zero percent chance of a mutual contract termination. Sucks to see your career out like that but hey what can you do.

 

[nerevarine]

Nurse for huberdeau

Who says no?

 

[LOFIN]

Nurse for huberdeau

Who says no?

Edmonton. Their forwards are fine, they don't need another one. And as flawed as Nurse is, they need him on D.

I'm also pretty sure Nurse would say no, he has a full NMC lol.

 

[habsfan44]

Is Calgary waiving half his salary too?

even at half how many contenders can afford $5,250,000 ?

 

[Breakers]

Mutual termination of his contract is his only hope of joining a competitive team, unless somehow Calgary becomes one while he’s still signed. That’s a boat anchor of a contract

Never happen in a million years

His agent would sue him.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Maximum 50% retention puts him on a 7x$5.25M contract? I doubt there is any team in the NHL which takes even that for free?

I think you're right. Salary isn't bad for the time being, but too much term for a 31 year old. You stop feeling like you can pay that at age 33 or 34. You aren't going to be willing to absorb those later years when the player is producing 50 points as opposed to 80 or 90.

 

[Idiot Stick]

he can come back to florida with 99% retention

Hell make as much as he does in canada land cause muh taxes or something

 

[Lt Dan]

Never happen in a million years

His agent would sue him.

Plus the NHLPA would go full Global Thermonuclear War

 

[herashak]

Huberdeaus gotta be feeling good about himself to let something like this leak, fingers crossed for 75 points because then maybe he’s tradeable

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Hopefully, that means he's motivated to live up to his salary this season, which would make him a lot easier to move

 

[Peasy]

If you REALLY want to go to one then forfeit your money. Until then, enjoy raking in the millions and trading that for playin on a shitty team.

Damn its almost like hes in a real life work scenario. Forced to work a job he really doesnt want but wants the money that comes with it.

 

[Ciao]

Huberdeau would have to play his way out of this.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

How nice of him

 

[jfhabs]

Maximum 50% retention puts him on a 7x$5.25M contract? I doubt there is any team in the NHL which takes even that for free?

Teams easily take that if they are contending.

 

[McJedi]

I bet he would rather make $10MM stateside with lower taxes and not losing 70% of his games. Too bad he signed himself to a deal zero NHL teams want on their cap and he's stuck in the only place that is forced to pay/play him.

 

[TD Charlie]

even at half how many contenders can afford $5,250,000 ?

And of those, how many will he play for?

Then, of those, how many is Calgary willing to send him to?

Huberdeau ain't goin' nowhere