<h2>Flames Coach Benches Huberdeau in Crucial Moment</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/332572.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> Once again this year, despite major changes in the organization, the Calgary Flames are off to a very bad start. Their record, after losing 4-3 on Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars, is now 2-7-1. In the final minute of the game, as the Flames were trying to tie the game, Ryan Huska decided to bench Jonathan Huberdeau, their $10.5M AAV star. <q>Huberdeau not even on the ice for the last minute and Flames lose. Getting ugly in Calgary.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HayesTSN/status/1719916498964156778'> </a></blockquote></div> <h2>Huberdeau: Worst Contract in the NHL?</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/332578.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> Huberdeau wasn't good at all last night. He was very far from what he should bring every night. <q>Huberdeau isn't even on the ice with a minute left and no, he doesn't deserve to be.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/worldhockeyrpt/status/1719916123544498227'> </a></blockquote></div> He's not the only one; Nazem Kadri has also been struggling. This underwhelming performance is among the worst in the Flames' history: <q>Worst +/- through a player's first 10 GP of a season - #Flames franchise history (1972-present): -13 by Bob Paradise (Atlanta, 1972-73) -13 by Kris Russell (2015-16) -12 by Nazem Kadri (2023-24) -12 by Bill Plager (ATL, 1972-73) -11 by Jonathan Huberdeau (2023-24) -10 by four others</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/StatsCentre/status/1719938800460120522'> </a></blockquote></div> Right now, with seven years left on his *gulp* $10.5M AAV contract, this is setting up to become the worst contract in the NHL. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BigFlamesGuy/status/1717033055049912446'> </a></blockquote></div> As seen on Blade of Steel - <a href='https://www.bladeofsteel.com/nhl-team/calgary-flames/Calgary-Flames-head-coach-has-had-enough-benches-10-million-dollar-player-when-the-team-needed-him-most' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Calgary Flames head coach has had enough, benches 10 million dollar player when the team needed him most</a>