Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - Would ANY Team Take Jonathan Huberdeau’s Contract?? | BB Clips

Episode Date: September 1, 2026

Boomer, Pinder and Rhett get into a conversation about Jonathan Huberdeau and whether the Calgary Flames could ever realistically trade his contract. Huberdeau still carries a massive $10.5 million cap hit through the 2030-31 season, so is there actually a team out there that would be willing to take that deal on? The guys discuss what it would take to make a trade work, whether Calgary would have to retain significant salary or take another bad contract back, and if the rising NHL salary cap could eventually make Huberdeau easier to move. Is there actually a path to a Jonathan Huberdeau trade, or is he going to be a Calgary Flame for the rest of this contract?Video Links: https://youtu.be/VtBw1UHml2o#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #calgaryflames CHECK OUT OUR STUFF ⬇️BARN BURNER MERCHhttps://nationgear.ca/collections/shirts/FlamesnationBARN BURNER SHORTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_bcGtvvo-cW2DHEDZ6dEO5ePDmlhZc9&si=jo8iNGxT4ImhS2Y8📲 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fnbarnburner/X (Twitter): https://x.com/barnburnerfn?lang=en🎧 Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/barn-burner-boomer-pinder-with-rhett-warrener/id1648562889Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Mc6Qd5U22R2zbMlQ7RxIiProducer: Jack Haverstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one loves No one loves talking about prospects more than Pender. Well, look, I don't when seems are good, but it's like what the hell else are we talking about the resurgence of Jonathan Huberto? Like, sorry. I was getting to Hubey gate the other day. Oh, I know.

For Hubert, always like, maybe I'll finally catch a bit of a break. You know, hip surfacing, maybe they'll see that, you know, it's injured. There's so many young kids. Maybe I'll just stray bullet. I just don't know how you could watch what we've watched and have any faith. Maybe the hips are bad the whole time. I've no idea. Maybe the cap's going up so big.

Finally, my deal's not. No, those sons of bitches and that is. And Mardaloupe are still all over me. I got a feeling he's not paying any attention to it. If I was, I would not be worried about the comment section, so to speak. No, I would not be either. I'd be, uh,

I'd find it easy to stay off social media if I was looking 10 sheets. Yeah. And yeah, there's professional pride And I want to be better and all that. I would have a hard time. Whatever, we don't need to do it again. I'm here to build them up. It can't be worse.

Is that kind of? Look, here's the thing. Set low expectations. Be surprised and thrilled. So the Shabler told me, expect nothing. You'll never be disappointed. There you go. I'm expecting nothing.

We get anything. I'm going to be great. Yes. I feel like if you're good to want a little something, nope. If it only means disappointment. You as the first fan in the world, you've already taken on that.

You know how to live the... Don't play back now. Okay. I guess I could do that. I saw Mike Gould was doing the... Are we treading close to the point where you could maybe entertain a deal that makes sense?

Could you possibly eat, Sallie, trade the guy, or could you... You have to squint to make this. We just don't know what he looks like guys. Like how, like is he even ready on time? He probably's tracking to. I don't think it matters. But we don't.

But we don't. Thinking about. Yeah. I just, it's just like what, what is he going to look like this year? I have no idea. But I just have expectations. Your concern isn't even about this year. No.

They're fine. My. I don't want guys getting injured. Your hips are bad. You should just shut her down. My hips are too. Take care. Well, shut her down.

I wish I could do tomorrow. off. Okay. How many years are left on that contract? Five. I think it's four or five. And the thing about it is, if there's going to be a trade, you think about Codry, it's like, what could you trade?

Well, the contract's bad and he's aging and all this. Play, is that his, his play elevated to such a level where it's like, well, teams, teams would want that. How is Huberto ever going to get to a point with his play? I don't know. You still ate money on. Let's just do it. Let's just do it strictly on stats.

Five years left at 10.5. By the world. Oh, my God. What is a 10. Half decade. In today's world, what makes 10 and a half appealing? Is it 60 points? Is it 80 points?

I don't know. Yeah, I'm actually being serious. I'm with you. You want to play this game. So this is why the question is a reasonable one to ask is 10. And 10.5 today isn't 10 and a half in three years of the caps 130 million, right? It just is there. Great.

But still. But you're also already 33. And even if you're getting better, other time's going to. No, but you're going to eat some money. Sure. The most you can eat is half. You don't want to do that for the next five years, Dean, five.

It seems like too many, doesn't it? It does. It's too many, Trousy. Is he one you left on his deal when they signed it? Goodness gracious. If he's seven and a half, is he? No one's running to the fax machine to fire. It's probably something you could do.

Would you get anything back? Don't care. No, that's not what we're doing. Yeah, like what's the dump for nothing cost? Now, that is the same approach I had with Codry. I was going to say, we were prepared to take nothing. Which turned into what, a first to second, like a B prospect. That's a nice.

But I am more skeptical of Hubertow elevating his play to resemble anything that he's shown in the past that I would have been of Codry. Totally. Codry still had a bit of bite. If you felt otherwise, I'd think you'd have to get your head. someone's telling you he's coming back and he's going to get 80 points and they're going to trade him. I'm like, did you sneak out of the looney bin? Like, what have you seen in the last four years to suggest that? It's nothing.

Unless the hips have been so bad for four years. I think it's. Oh, this is why I've been half as good as I was my last year. It's possible. I mean, if you're getting hip surgery. I don't know as bad this year. I believe that. But are they going to let that thing faster for four years?

That's where I have a tough time. Yeah, like you say, I'm not looking for anybody to be injured or any of that. The hip thing is, that's the next thing to assess. Yeah, I'm curious to see when and he's back and how he looks. I'm not because regardless, unless your plan is that you're going to play him enough where you think you can trade him, I don't need to. You just bury him. I guess all I'm saying is, are you going to be able to play at all, whether or not you can get to a certain level? This is, this is major surgery.

It is. if you can't even, are you a national hockey league? Can you skate? Can you compete at the national hockey league level after? How many guys have, have had this kind of surgery? Not many. Patrick Kane was one, right?

Because there's the, there's lots of different hip ones. This is the resurfacing of the joint and the inside of this. It's not replaced joints. You resurface it with metal. So I could find that video again. Remember I know that you guys, Buked about it?

Buk.