How To Ruin An NHL Superstar 

He's literally just copying the sportsnet article and linking it in the description as if that makes it ok.

All this guy does is watch and cherry-pick some highlights and Bable. I can tell he hasn't watched a single Flames game in the last several seasons because we do inject into our offence, our defence pinch constantly. This guy wants us to change the entire structure of the team for one player. When we don’t even have the personnel to play a east west system, and on top of that there isn’t a single team in the Western Conference that plays east west. You play east west in the west you’re not gonna win any games. Look at Huberdeau's body language when he’s on the ice. He doesn’t move his feet. He seems disinterested. He doesn’t have the self-esteem to make passes and gives the puck away a lot. Heuberdeau has had two explosive seasons in his career. Other than that he is a 70pt player. There is a reason why he didn't win any awards when he put up 115pts. The Flames haven't ruined Huberdeau's career, he has done that himself.

​@@nickbomb0995same with Kadri?

Whinny, snort snort.@@planetcaravan2925

@@ziggle5000 and misleading at the start too, it sounds like he had a bad year and then got this contract... he got it after the record breaking year w Florida, before he had even played a game for the flames

That doesn't explain why Matt Tkachuk did well in Calgary and Florida, or why Gaudreau is a puddle of slag in Columbus. I think it's something else, especially since this happened all through the Iginla era, the 90s, and even the 80s teams underachieved outside of '89 and arguably '86. (Don't "Edmonton was unfairly stacked" me, those Flames were widely acknowledged as the only other team that could match them on paper.) It's like there's something in the water up there that makes them...well, lazy, for lack of a better way to describe it.

This is a very interesting take. It’s hard to see when your watching an ice hockey game. I’m kinda new to hockey analysis but I’m slowly learning “systems”

​@@BeastOfMetal1989well if you've seen any Tkachuk play (father & sons) you know they can play however you want. As far Johnny in Columbus they have the same thing cooking with less talented offensive parts. Also the 80's Flames weren't as good as Edmonton guy for guy with the "tòp" guys but overall they were right there.

@@BeastOfMetal1989 each player has their own way and culture of playing. Tkachuk adapts well, thanks to his father and brother. Gaudreau is used to having strong linemates, and in CBJ, all he really has at his level is Laine, if that at all. Calgary has had more players who struggle than succeed in the team. It's true. I think that can be credited to the culture and similiar coaching styles that they had. Badger Bob and Crispy were adaptive and creative, but they let the guys like Theo and Lanny strut their stuff. Sutter.... not so much.

No. He's lost his confidence. Can't pass, can't handle the puck and he's so weak. No he's got to go. Got his way getting rid of Sutter. No excuses now. Unless this is an old video you don't have a clue.

Cats fan, me too dude it socks for him and its sad for us because we loved him and Weegar here. I hope he can turn things around or come back to FL.

As another panthers fan Calgary needs to change up how they play if they want huberdeau to produce. He could hit 100 points easy if he they play a rush system.

Did you guys not pay attention outside of the "highlights" it was so obvious LOL

​@@MountRweegar was garbage. I love the Panthers but the fans are questionable

yea this has been my conclusion as well. He was an amazing playmaker and great at seeing the offensive zone. If he is doing this bad in Calgary suddenly, then clearly its because the organization doesnt care to adapt to Huberdeaus strengths, they are sternbrowing him into playing in a different environment. Its really just bad management. Probably the least of the blame should go to Huberdeau. I can't imagine how frustrated he must be.

Please translate to English.

Yes, it was obvious his production would drop in Calgary but not this much. One of the hazards of giving a 30 yo player a big contract based on a single peak season.

Management of the FLAMES are CLUELESS..... Geez at least watch the systems in place by the GOLDEN KNIGHTS. OPEN YOUR EYES 👀 CALGARY 😮😮😮😮😮😮

Perhaps they should watch replays of The Canucks.

@mikem9536 perhaps but why watch 2nd when you can watch THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS 🏆

Very few wingers are worth $10m.

Don’t believe anyone is really worth 10 mil but he definitely was an top 20 player in the league and now he’s a laughing stock. It’s so strange how big of a drop off he has had

Florida don't play that run and gun anymore. They couldn't win that way in the playoff so they ditch it along with Huberdeau. He wouldn't be any better in Florida now.

@@nerinamak3298 Not quite on the level they did before Paul Maurice but their D still activates a lot more and I think Huby would work in his system. He might not be 115 points again but he would be plenty effective and you can't discredit how much happier he'd be back in Florida which absolutely affects how people play.

no thanks, Huby leaving was the best thing that happened to FLA in a while. fan since 96. why would you want him back when he's not producing like he was. nothing is guaranteed. Zito traded him cause he wasn't emotionally tied to him like Tallon was. dont forget he said he didn't care about being down 3 games to Tampa...

@@dtmuffinman I watch just about all of the Calgary games this year and it is ugly. He's losing every puck battle, non of his passes are connecting, he doesn't play any defense at all and he's not moving half of the time, he's just standing at the blue line waiting for passes. He looks like a guy who can't wait to get off the ice so can he go cash his fat paycheck. We all should be happy Zito didn't make the same mistake they did. In any case nobody is going to touch that contract even if they eat half of it.

He's doing what Kadri is doing, making that retirement money by doing nothing and getting paid well

Treliving couldn’t have known Huberdeau would regress this quickly

Yeah now he’s Toronto’s problem

Always tough to know how a player who has only ever played for one team would adapt to a new system at the age of 30 lol. But on top of that, the fact he got anything with ant worth other than draft picks for a player that went to the media and told them he had no intent to play for Calgary. To me what's more mind blowing, is how little people these days understand business or even a slight amount of psychology.

@@jameson1239 You're right, which is why he shouldn't have signed him to an 8 year deal before he ever played a game for Calgary

@@spearson103 problem is huberdeau very likely wouldn’t have signed there and you wouldn’t have gotten anything for tkachuck

I was too, but last season changed that for me.

I wasnt - i was happy to see him go. He was a locker room cancer and Barkov is a better player now with someone like Tkachuk on his team

No way you were mad 💀 I can’t BELIEVE the Flames would ever make that trade.. I guess Weegar is nice but Tkachuk is really good (even though he’s struggled so far this season).

Some idiots value goal scoring more than playmaking even though they don't seem to understand that one a player gets a goal or an assist a goal gets scored just the same.

he was never a goal scorer. He is and will only be a play maker. The goals need to come naturally on rebounds or just being left wide open or having other guys set him up. He isnt anywhere near a top player in the NHL, he never was a top line guy he just played with a bunch of other really good guys that brought his game up. He didnt start producing until Jagr came to the Panthers. Then when the team loaded up with decent and skilled players his numbers grew again. He is a pass first, shoot 10th kind of guy.

@@jimmyzarkis6276 He's got one of best the passing abilities in the game, all he needs is a dynamic team that can play to his skillset.

I said exactly this when it happened, the first week of last year it looked like he was gonna be worth the contract, then everything got changed and he was stuck on his off wing and suddenly he was no good anymore. This above all else is why I wanted Sutter gone.

@@jimmyzarkis6276 yeah you get it

He did almost none of the work here and is just ripping off the article he linked in the description lmao

Any team would take him in a heartbeat if Calgary retained half his salary.

Yea - the talent around him was elite (Barkov, Jagr, etc)

@@esotericveritasnaw, huberdeau was definitely elite. You can argue that huberdeau was the better panther than barkov during huberdeau's tenure as a panther.

@@zayanalam9828 So he put up some good numbers for a few years - but real elite players make the players around them better. Huby was not a true leader but rather a locker room cancer. He cared more about personal stats and partying than winning.

They played huberdeau with TOFF a lot last season . If you’re being paid 10.5 mill a season you should be able to elevate your line.

have you watched him pass? Passes to nobody, passes into the feet, passes to the other team. He's a turnover machine. I hope he turns it around as a Flames fan and for his sake...but man he looks completely lost.

Scorers isn't the problem. Gauderau made lindholm and Monahan look like ovechkin. Huberdeau is sadly just not interested. He looks completely turned off

Kadri is a ahler at best😂😂😂 it's embarrassing having him on the team acting like he's a good hockey player

@@nichonr95 💯

Did you watch the video???

Huska was the assistant coach... to Darryl. It shouldn't be shocking to see that he mimics the north/south game. This is absolutely not ONLY on the coaching, but the style of play doesn't work for our star players and these are the results.

I just realized I'm a cat's fan. I'm also a lifelong Wings fan. But as a Wings fan, I've gotten to see how good and underrated Florida has been for about a decade now, as you guys always kill us. I found myself cheering for the cats during the playoffs the last couple years. And now I'm constantly defending Huberdeau to Canadian fans who didn't really watch him when he was in Florida and call him a bum. I guess I'm also a Florida fan, until the year my guys in red are also in the playoffs. Anyway, it's been ridiculous for the cat's to have been a laughing stock, but they were even though their brand of hockey has been extremely exciting and fun to watch, and for longer than just the last two seasons when hockey fans in general started to notice them. I'm glad they're getting the respect they deserve.

he stole the content from a female Sportsnet reporter who did all the actual work, link in the description.

As long as fans go to the Dome, the owners won't care if the team needs a rebuild or not.

The owner is too busy counting the half billion dollars the city gave him to care about pesky little things like the team.

True. But MANY very good and even elite players have a massive decline on their late 20s/early 30s. Just the nature of the league.

I noticed that right away, refused to watch past that misleading opener and downvoted it

100% agree

your describing the fandom of a canucks fan 😂. well, before this year that is

@@connollyingram9466flames too. 16th overall is our favourite draft pick 😭

Bring him to a team like Tampa and they'll go win another cup wiith him if they can have him at a low price. A lot of great hands and finishes. He plays two seasons there and he'll get two other 100pts. Huberdeau is a specialist, an one dimensional playmaker. But so was Jumbo Joe. He just needs to find the right team and adjust a little.

The past 5 years he's averaged a pt/gm or better but yeah, they paid for a 100+ pt/yr guy and that's not who he is. He's a good playmaker on a team that struggles to score. And as you said, they did the same with Kadri. Double burn.

That's a good point about Kadri. He put up good statistics in both Toronto and Colorado because he was surrounded by talented players. I'm not surprised he is really flattening out in Calgary.