NHL trade grades - Florida Panthers get Matthew Tkachuk, send Jonathan Huberdeau to Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers swapped 100-point scorers in a blockbuster trade that was sealed late Friday.

The Flames traded forward Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round draft pick to the Panthers for forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, Panthers prospect Cole Schwindt and Florida's lottery-protected first-round selection in the 2025 NHL draft.

The move sent shockwaves through the entire league, as it's a rarity for two stars to switch teams. How did both GMs do in the deal?

The Flames had a player who wasn't going to sign with them beyond this season in Matthew Tkachuk. They traded him for two players who might not sign with them beyond this season in Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar, who are both unrestricted free agents next summer.

Considering the reality of their surroundings, it might've been the only way general manager Brad Treliving could go.

This offseason, Calgary lost two foundational players in Tkachuk and left wing Johnny Gaudreau, the latter of whom left the Flames as an unrestricted free agent for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Another team sees its top two scorers «peace out» in the same summer, and it might make a sharp turn into rebuild mode. Treliving has no such luxury.

He's got Jack Adams Award-winning coach Darryl Sutter behind the bench for at least one more season. He's got a lineup with Andrew Mangiapane, Tyler Toffoli, Mikael Backlund, Elias Lindholm, Blake Coleman and Noah Hanifin. He's paying Jacob Markstrom $8 million in salary next season — and $6 million against the cap with a full no-movement clause through 2025-26 — to help the Flames win the Pacific Division again.

The Flames are like a driver approaching a drawbridge who decides to put the