Jonathan Huberdeau obviously enjoyed his meeting with Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving, who came to Montreal to meet the forward and have dinner with him in the last week, since he put his signature on the bottom of a contract extension of eight seasons, Thursday.
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The agreement will bring $84 million to the native of Saint-Jérôme, or $10.5 million per year, according to Daily Faceoff.
Traded at the end of July, along with defender MacKenzie Weegar, prospect Cole Schwindt and a first-round draft pick, in return for Matthew Tkachuk, the Quebecer quickly indicated that he would be ready to sign an agreement with the Alberta team.
Aged 29, Huberdeau will play a first season in a uniform other than that of the Panthers, who had set their sights on him with the third round of the 2011 draft. He also had his best career season in 2021 -2022, blacking the score sheet 115 times in 80 contests, which had earned him the second rank of the best scorers in the National League, tied with Johnny Gaudreau, formerly with the Flames, and behind only Connor McDavid.