The contract has an average annual value of $10.5 million and includes a full no-movement clause. Years No. 7 and No. 8 of the deal also include a partial no-trade clause, in which Huberdeau can only be traded to 12 teams. Huberdeau was the key piece Calgary received in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in July. The Flames also acquired MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a conditional 2025 first-round pick in the trade. Prior to signing the extension, Huberdeau was set to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason. The new contract, which starts in 2023-24, keeps the 29-year-old winger until 2030-31 on a significant pay rise – his current deal pays him $5.9 million per season. The contract is broken down as follows: • 2023-24: $7 million signing bonus, $3.5 million salary • 2024-25: $7 million signing bonus, $3.5 million salary • 2025-26: $7 million signing bonus, $3.5 million salary $27:26- $9.5 million signing bonus, $1 million salary 2027-28: $9.5 million signing bonus, $1 million salary 2028-29: $7 million signing bonus, 3.5 salary million • 2029-30: $9.5 million signing bonus, $1 million salary • 2030-31: $5 million signing bonus, $5.5 million salary It is the largest contract in franchise history by some margin. The previous highest total was held by Sean Monahan, whose seven-year, $44.625 million contract expires at the end of this season. Last season Huberdeau had 30 goals and 85 assists for 115 points – tied for second in the league with former Flame Johnny Gaudreau, who left Calgary in free agency to sign a seven-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Huberdeau produced at a rate of nearly a point per game throughout his career, totaling 613 points in 671 career NHL games. Days after the Flames acquired Huberdeau, who played his entire 10-year career with the Panthers, the Saint-Jerome, Que. The parent said it would consider a long-term deal. “I’m open,” he said. “We’ve never really talked about it. But I’m open to staying in Calgary for a long time. We’re only there 48 hours and we don’t have to go to Calgary to see everything, but I’m open to that and I’ll kind of leave it up to the GM and the agent. They have already started talking about it. We will see what will happen. I’m open, definitely.” Weegar, 28, is still an unrestricted free agent for next offseason, but doubled up with Huberdeau when both players were introduced as Flames. “Same here,” he said. “I’m open to signing a long-term deal. It’s been quick and short so far, but the city and the team, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be open to it. I’m looking forward to my agent talking to Brad and seeing what happens. I’m very open to it.” The Flames are coming off a Pacific Division title in 2021-22, but fell in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to their arch-rivals, the Edmonton Oilers. The club has been on the NHL center stage throughout the offseason, with departures from both Gaudreau and Tkachuk that shocked the hockey world and forced Calgary to retool heading into next season.
