Is Jonathan Huberdeau's Contract Good?

[Mr Kot]

8 years at 10.5m. I personally thinks it's good, but what do you guys think?

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[DFF]

Good or not that’s a fair contract for a top players.

 

[jetsforever]

Just discovered it from this thread
It's good in context for Calgary to lock him up and salvage the Tkachuk situation, although in a vacuum it'll be pricey in a few years

 

[BigRangy]

It’s fair but it’s also a retirement contract and will likely be pretty bad at some point. Hopefully it’s year 6 and not year 3 when it gets to be bad though.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Voted no, but I think it had to be done with what they've been doing this offseason. Also I'm assuming they'll have him in year 7-8 instead of trading him as a cap dump but it's not what people are making it out to be.

 

[PostBradMalone]

True scholars of contract evaluation like me would like to know where the “LOL” option is.

 

[Crow]

I’m assuming the lawyers all did their jobs and yes it’s a good contract.

Terrible joke aside I’d say it not good or bad. If I vote no, people will assume it’s bad. Is fair the same as good?

 

[JurassicTunga]

Fair deal for a top 3 producer in the league the last 4 or so years.

 

[thaman8765678]

It isn't good or bad. It is about what you would expect.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

One of those “had to” contracts, so no. They rarely turn out well.

 

[Love]

I don’t think he’s worth 10.5 today

 

[Kryten]

If the salary cap gets to 100m by year 7 it will be fine

 

[Leafshater67]

Neutral.

He could have gotten it from just about any team in the league. It’s good they got him locked up and pretty much means they won the Tkachuk deal now.

 

[super6646]

I’ll say no because it will almost certainly be an anchor, but honestly I’m fine with it. I couldn’t stand losing 3 stars in the span of 2 yrs

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Well if you go by the old rule of 100k/point, we're in the clear. Technically, by this rule, he is an 11.5m AAV player. However, I think that it's more like 125k/point now, so this is a bargain on AAV IMO.

 

[lanceuppercut75]

Using comparables for players 4 years from UFA...

When Huberdeau is 4 years away from UFA, I predict this contract will be Bobrovsky level of bad, but not Price level bad or Vlasic bad. If Calgary is lucky, it will only be Mikheyev / Pageau / Deslauriers bad. Saad or Trouba level is a win for Calgary IMO, all things considered.

 

[Mr Kot]

True scholars of contract evaluation like me would like to know where the “LOL” option is.

You only have that option if you pay for the HF Boards Gold upgrade.

 

[centipede2233]

It’s not a good contract in a vacuum, however calgary needed to offer that for him to stay, so Calgary had no choice. With that said, it seems Calgary won’t be a bad team or an elite team, just a good playoff team that can win a round or two at most.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

10.5M for a 29 year old who has had 1, maybe 2 elite seasons and chokes every playoffs. Terrible contract.

 

[MikeyMike01]

It's fine. Not amazing, not terrible.

The 5+ years from now people are so worried about, is silly. It's difficult to predict what the Flames, Huberdeau, or the salary cap will be like then.

 

[BB88]

It’s a contract he was going to get from the market.

But at the same I would not have felt comfortable giving him that

 

[Phion Keneuf]

It’s better that they got it done than if they didn’t. So I’ll go with yes

 

[ijuka]

8 years starting at 30.

I'd have maxed out at 5 years.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

It sucks

Flames better hope the cap is 100M+ during those later years or that he goes on LTIR.

 

[KevinRedkey]

I don’t think he’s worth 10.5 today

Just finished 2nd in scoring and is the 6th highest paid forward. How does that not at least seem fair today?

I personally voted "no" to it being a good contract due to longevity, but Huberdeau is among the elite in the NHL right now.