Hey can we stop assuming that Lindholm on the 1st line with Johnny and Sean would NOT equal at least what Ferland put up in his CAREER season. Ferland is not a perennial 20g scorer, lets call a spade a spade here. He had 1 semi-decent season (all in the first half) and then fell back down to earth for the 2nd half. Ferland is a great player, but hes not a long term #1 RW solution, he's a guy that can float up and down your lineup and be effective on any single line (when he's playing physical)
There's no denying Lindholm has the higher offensive ceiling here, the guys putting up 45+ points every NHL season already. How can any of you claim he wouldn't turn into a 20g+ guy playing 1st line RW + trigger man on our PP2 unit? I'd like to take a bet on that if we do end up picking him up.
We literally just saw a guy from Vegas go from 20pts a season (6g/14a) for 2 seasons then turn into a 40g/80p sniper overnight. I can guarantee NOBODY would have predicted that and all it took was a change of scenery and an opportunity to play meaningful minutes in a top 6 role.
I think Lindholm would flourish in a role like that, he'd also become the first RHS trigger man the Flames have had in many years.
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