The Huberdeau Dilemma

[Bouboumaster]

You are Craig Conroy.


At the TDL, you are going in the playoffs, and somehow, against all odds, Huberdeau is back to form this year, and projects to have 100 points at the end of the year.


In the morning, you receive an offer, for Huberdeau, from a top contender, who wants to go all in:

Calgary trade:
Jonathan Huberdeau (retention: 50% - so Calgary Flames have to retain 5 250 000 for another 6 years)

for

1st 2025 + 3rd 2025 + 2nd 2026
And that's it's a final offer. The other GM already has another deal on the table, and while he'd prefer to take on Huberdeau, he ain't ready to change the structure of this offer.


Do you take on the offer, or do you reject it?

It means basically that either:

- Calgary announce to their fans and their players that the "Suck Era" is about to begin right now and have a sweet little package of late picks to kickstart the day but they'll have a 5 250 000M in deadweight money on the cap and a retention spot taken

or

- Calgary roll the dices with Huberdeau and his contract (which is pretty much unanimously recognized as the second worst contract in the league right now) for the next 6 years

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[norrisnick]

Reject. You can't eat that much contract for that little in return.

 

[Jetcetera]

If Calgary is going into the playoffs with 100 pt Huberdeau theres no chance I'm trading him and retaining that salary. I'm going into the playoffs to win, not to admit that I have no confidence in my team and am already making preparations for next year before even being eliminated

 

[Three On Zero]

You keep him, that’s a pitiful offer for 50% retention

 

[BlueSeal]

You are Craig Conroy.


At the TDL, you are going in the playoffs, and somehow, against all odds, Huberdeau is back to form this year, and projects to have 100 points at the end of the year.


In the morning, you receive an offer, for Huberdeau, from a top contender, who wants to go all in:

Calgary trade:
Jonathan Huberdeau (retention: 50% - so Calgary Flames have to retain 5 250 000 for another 6 years)

for

1st 2025 + 3rd 2025 + 2nd 2026
And that's it's a final offer. The other GM already has another deal on the table, and while he'd prefer to take on Huberdeau, he ain't ready to change the structure of this offer.


Do you take on the offer, or do you reject it?

It means basically that either:

- Calgary announce to their fans and their players that the "Suck Era" is about to begin right now and have a sweet little package of late picks to kickstart the day but they'll have a 5 250 000M in deadweight money on the cap and a retention spot taken

or

- Calgary roll the dices with Huberdeau and his contract (which is pretty much unanimously recognized as the second worst contract in the league right now) for the next 6 years

Identify wtf is going on in the locker room and why players are jumping ship. Fix that first.

 

[Backlund]

What dumbass GM is taking 6 years of Huberdeau without knowing if he has chemistry with their players? This guy looks terrible unless he gets linemates that fit him perfectly.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

If the Flames can showcase him for the deadline and get a good offer, I would trade him.

 

[Sun God Nika]

What dumbass GM is taking 6 years of Huberdeau without knowing if he has chemistry with their players? This guy looks terrible unless he gets linemates that fit him perfectly.

Also retaining 5.25 of dead cap for 6 years is super asinine too.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

No way we'd retain that much. He's riding that contract out here unless he can string together a few solid years and then we can retain a bit then.

 

[All Mod Cons]

What dumbass GM is taking 6 years of Huberdeau without knowing if he has chemistry with their players? This guy looks terrible unless he gets linemates that fit him perfectly.

Dubas

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

retention on 6 years is a hard pass.

there isn't a single GM who foresees his team sucking for 6 straight years while keeping his job.

 

[ESH]

There is absolutely no shot the Flames would be willing to retain that much for that long

 

[biturbo19]

I am not retaining $5M+ dollars for that long under any circumstances, period.


Especially not for a late 1st and some pocket change.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

He has a bad contract. It's not like he sucks.

 

[Bounces R Way]

There is actually zero chance Flames ownership would green light that kind of retention structure. And in this case they would be correct.

Have no idea why this website seems so bought into the idea that this Huberdeau contract is holding the team back from greatness or something. He's overpaid yes. Does it really matter right now? No. Nurse's deal is much more an example of a direct roadblock for serious contention. In three or four years Hubes money might be a serious hindrance. It also might not.

There is no discernable reason currently for the team to pay half his salary for him to go play somewhere else for that long.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

There is actually zero chance Flames ownership would green light that kind of retention structure. And in this case they would be correct.

Have no idea why this website seems so bought into the idea that this Huberdeau contract is holding the team back from greatness or something. He's overpaid yes. Does it really matter right now? No. Nurse's deal is much more an example of a direct roadblock for serious contention. In three or four years Hubes money might be a serious hindrance. It also might not.

There is no discernable reason currently for the team to pay half his salary for him to go play somewhere else for that long.

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