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Old 05-30-2017, 01:14 PM   #183
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Originally Posted by Vinny01 View Post
I wouldn't be super pumped if we traded him for Lindholm but the value certainly favors Calgary in that deal and would make our defense scary. Looking st our prospects though I think we have more coming on our back end then up front. Rather not trade Bennett but if Lindholm is the return the Flames top 4 would be the best in the league. Backlund would need to be extended for that trade to work.

Also Duck fans would laugh at our suggestion on a 1 for 1 swap of those 2 players. Funny though when you see the HF thread on Nylander most Leaf fans ask for Hamilton+ which is obviously ridiculous. Nylander is further along than Bemmy and Lindholm/Hamilton are pretty much on par with one another
The biggest difference is that Nylander is a winger. Bennett is an excellent winger, but he's has 1/2 center potential. Sure, today Nylander is better, but only because Bennett is being developed into the more valuable position player.

Lindholm on the other hand is already a 1/2 D that still has more upside. Today the Leafs or Flames make that trade because Lindholm's value is at the point where they hope Bennett or Nylander could be. I don't want to trade Bennett either, but you make that trade if it's available.
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