Brewin Flames Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Huberdeau signs eight-year, $84 million contract extension with Flames Deal starts in 2023-24; forward acquired in trade with Panthers on July 22 NHL.com @NHLdotcom 12:07 AM Jonathan Huberdeau signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension with the Calgary Flames on Thursday. It has an average annual value of $10.5 million and begins with the 2023-24 season. The 29-year-old left wing was traded from the Florida Panthers on July 22 with defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, forward prospect Cole Schwindt and a conditional first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft for forward Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft. "I'm thrilled to be part of the Calgary Flames organization long-term," Huberdeau said. "I'm excited for this new chapter and I am committed to this team. I'll give everything I have, on and off the ice and I can't wait to play in front of the passionate Flames fans." Huberdeau could have become an unrestricted free agent after this season, the last of a six-year, $35.4 million contract ($5.9 million AAV) he signed with the Panthers on Sept. 7, 2016. "We are excited to extend Jonathan long term in Calgary," Flames general manager Brad Treliving said. "He is an elite player, one of the premier forwards in the league who makes players around him better. We look forward to welcoming Jonathan to our community and his contributions to our team's success." Huberdeau had an NHL career-high 115 points (30 goals, 85 assists) in 80 games for Florida last season, when he led the NHL in assists and tied then-Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau for second in the League in scoring. Gaudreau signed a seven-year, $68.25 million contract ($9.75 million AAV) with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 13. Huberdeau helped the Panthers (58-18-6) win the Presidents' Trophy with the best record in the NHL for the first time in their history and had five points (one goal, four assists) in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games. Florida was swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning in four games in the Eastern Conference Second Round. "A [heck] of a year for me, I can't ask for more. I played well," Huberdeau told NHL.com on June 26. "I was consistent and I was a good leader. But obviously, it was just the way I learned a lot in the playoffs. I didn't play my best hockey, but I think, obviously, it's always harder in the playoffs and you've got to learn from that and you've got to deal with it, too. When you get in the playoffs it's never ... it's not always going to go your way. And then next year, just going to be a better, better player. And I want to keep going with what I did this year and keep it going in the playoffs as well." Selected by the Panthers with the No. 3 pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, Huberdeau has 613 points (198 goals, 415 assists) in 671 regular-season games and 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 26 playoff games. On Tuesday, the Flames signed forward Andrew Mangiapane to a three-year, $17.4 million contract ($5.8 million AAV) and defenseman Oliver Kylington to a two-year, $5 million contract ($2.5 million AAV). Each was a restricted free agent scheduled for an arbitration hearing, Mangiapane on Aug. 5 and Kylington on Aug. 10. Forward Adam Ruzicka, a restricted free agent, remains unsigned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OccamsRazor Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, Villella McMeans said: You might like it the first 4 but you're going to hate it the last 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, OccamsRazor said: You might like it the first 4 but you're going to hate it the last 4. Nah...by then there'll be others to pick up the slack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Villella McMeans said: Nah...by then there'll be others to pick up the slack... I'm talking about the last 4 with a caphit of 10.5 mill and 32 mill of signing bonus money paid out in them years. Going to be hard to sign someone to pick up the slack with 3rd liner making that much bread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Flames "had to" do something. So they did. We'll see how it works out for them. Honestly, I think Huberdeau is an upgrade on Gaudreau. Neither of them are worth these contracts... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer4ever Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Huberdeau should be a seamless transition for the Flames. He was a ghost in the playoffs, much like JG has mostly been. Great work by his agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 9 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: I'm talking about the last 4 with a caphit of 10.5 mill and 32 mill of signing bonus money paid out in them years. Going to be hard to sign someone to pick up the slack with 3rd liner making that much bread... Maybe we can buy him out or something by then...I still think it better to sign him first because it won't be till years later like you said till we got those problems...like the Giordano cap hit I wouldn't have minded keeping him too knowing that he'd resign for the league minimum later on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Villella McMeans said: Maybe we can buy him out or something by then...I still think it better to sign him first because it won't be till years later like you said till we got those problems...like the Giordano cap hit I wouldn't have minded keeping him too knowing that he'd resign for the league minimum later on... Well maybe he could get ahold of some of Barry Bonds supplements and break Gretzky's records at 36....stranger things have happened... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 6:57 PM, OccamsRazor said: Well maybe he could get ahold of some of Barry Bonds supplements and break Gretzky's records at 36....stranger things have happened... Or hopefully no more salary cap and only a luxury tax like in baseball... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 We should take bets on what age he is at when the decline begins. Im going with 31 or 32 lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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