Its a bad contract based of last season but theres tons of terrible contracts that are much worse

I think you dont fundamentally understand how much he is making. He is the 8th highest paid forward in the league. There are 154 forwards with as many points as him this year and 96 who have as many points since the start of last year.

Even if ypu go back another year to his best career year hes outside the top 20.

So for a guy who plays 0 defense he hasnt been worth it.

Money is well spent elsewhere

Not gonna comment on value but will say this if we were in the playoffs race at Christmas or even the TDL then adding a player of Huberdeau's caliber would be huge. Also keep in mind that Price never said he would never play hockey again, what he did say is his knee can't handle the rigors of a full season,, he has his good days and bad days. This could mean that if the Habs make the playoffs then Price might return for the run, that seems very much like a Price thing to do, lay it all on the line for a shot at a cup. Maybe, we don't make such a move but maybe we would

I mean theres a lot of guys with like 3 years left on their deal who'll make more especially with the cap increasing. Draistatl, Petterson, Robertson, Matthews, Kaprizov, Nylander off the top of my head. Sure money can be spent better elsewhere but for now its the equivalent of Anderson and Gallagher who are producing at the same pace of a 60pts Huberdeau at worst (90 at best), but combined. And those guys mentionned would cost a lot more to acquire in terms of assets. Idk I just dont think it would be as bad as you make it seem.

Correct. He had 100 meaningless points 2 years ago, last year he had the worst decline ever I think, and so if he gets 100 meaningless points for Calgary this year I wouldn’t take him for nothing. Can you dig it?

He’s played 90 games in Calgary. The best play he’s made was in a preseason game last year.

7yrs left for a player that looks like he’s lost it. Worst contract in the league.

you need to accept price will never play hockey again.

meaningless points? what does that even mean. that sounds like a meaningless argument though

You need to accept this is a fantasy sight and get a life instead of being a troll and a buzz kill

sorry. saku koivu is also coming back!

Cool we will be even better then, you don't like what I have to say than just ignore me you don't have to be a dick about it

I can't stand such a shortsighted analysis after 9 games. Habs won't be making the playoffs this year, Dach can have a great career even if he's injured right now and there is no way to predict Newhook's best production when he's only 22 years old.

Rebuilding is simple:
1. Tank and acquire high potential prospects (3-5 years)
2. Develop talent (5-8 years including step 1) ---- HABS ARE HERE
3. Sign UFAs to plug holes and and make a playoff push ---- DET, OTT and BUF are here
4. Trade away futures at TDL to become a contender

By trading for Huberdeau, you are trying to push the rebuild from step 2 to step 3, but it doesnt work that way since the core still needs time to develop. Even the captain isn't 25 years old yet! We need to wait 2-3 years that Dach, newhook, Reinbacher, Hutson, Ghule, Roy, etc, etc get closer to their prime. And by that time, Huberdeau will be an overpaid 33 years old on the way down. That's what KH is explaining over and over again.

What if,by some miracle, Habs are in a playoff spot in 5 months? You stick to the plan without trading away high potential assets. They would get eliminated in the 1st round anyway, with or without adding players.