oh i know my opinion won't be the popular one. i know we tend to over rate a lot of our players, even from previous years. everyone went crazy over booth and yea he had a great season one time but i didn't like his game, even though i loved him as a player, i didn't get what all the hype was about. and just because you're a 3rd overall pick doesn't mean you're immune from playing bad in the nhl or not being a "star", huberdeau won't be star material imo, "star" is a strong word for me. huberdeau did solid in his rookie year but i still had my concerns. being a 3rd overall pick, having hype, scoring in his first game and getting some fancy shootout and penalty shot goals throughout the season probably let people to believe he'll be an insane player for us. but watching him actually play the game, i don't care for it that much. i said 3rd liner as his floor pretty much to clear the air, i said he'd most likely be an ok 2nd liner or a good one at best. if we draft dal colle or bennett, either will end up playing lw for us and id like to extend bergenheim and go after moulson. unless we can get something worth while, like a top line winger in an huberdeau package then yea don't trade him. I'm not saying give him away.
i remember a fan from another team was asking if he will get 40 one day and we were responding no but 35 he could or something and that sounds like the typical panthers fan sorta thing to say, we need to set real expectations for players for once. huberdeau isnt a 30G-70+PTS player, i don't see him being that, i hope he is, trust me, he's our player and its a lot easier when the players you already have are incredible instead of trading or signing those types of players. i personally don't like huberdeau's playing style. my main complaint is that he doesn't move, he's incredibly slow, if he actually hustled and moved while he has the puck he should be able to create opportunities, but he just casually glides. so unless theres an injury we don't know about then i still don't care for his game style, I'm sorry if thats not the popular opinion.