What in tarnation
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You forget that Florida is thinking this trade in a much longer scale.
They were well aware that their current financial position did not allow them to extend both Huberdeau and Weegar, potentially neither of them. Both of them are also approaching their 30s, so it's very likely that they have peaked right about now.
They have shifted this whole issue they had with these players to Calgary, and got in exchange the best power forward in the league, signed to a max term deal with reasonable cap hit, and crucially he is only 24 years old.
On a short term Florida definitely compromised a lot of value, but long term I think it's much more likely that FLA is going to end up being the winners.
And if CGY is unable to sign these newfound assets to their team with long-term deals that are likely going to look ugly in years to come, that win is going to be theirs even sooner. Huberdeau is turning 30 and looking at an 8 year deal at 10-11 million in cap, with Weegar probably getting the same term at $7M dollars. How long are they going to be worth those deals? Not for too long I'd wager.