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Originally Posted by dammage79
The point to acquiring lindholm is he can help the team almost anywhere in your forward ranks. all 4 center spots, all 4 RW spots. His versatility is a big key to all of this talk.
I get the Ferland love even though I am no fan. But he is not better than Lindholm, full stop. Lets just put that to bed right now.
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I agree and Disagree.
I agree in that Lindholm is the better all around player, but I feel Ferland is the Better player on the Flames top line.
Ferland's dynamic on the Flames top line is exactly what Johnny and Money require to excel. Ferland can produce there, but that's where it ends. If he's not producing on that top RW, he's nothing more than an average 3rd liner.
That's where having a guy like Lindholm becomes invaluable. He can fill in on that top RW and provide close to the same offense as Ferland, which was our downfall last year, when Ferland went cold, there was no plugging the hole, and the ship started sinking. Lindholm can also produce throughout the rest of the line-up though, which makes the Flames a better team all around.
If we were to acquire Lindholm some how, my forward lines would look like this: (Assuming A defender was the piece moved out for Lindholm)
Johnny-Money-Ferland
Tkachuk-Jankowski-Lindholm
Frolik-Backlund-Bennett
Lazar-Shore-Brouwer/Foo
When Ferland goes cold he gets to reset on the 3rd RW, while Lindholm and Bennett move up a line.
If a center gets injured, Lindholm can fill that hole and someone like Foo moves onto the 3rd RW.
A Lindholm+Hanifin deal is almost worth Hamilton in my eyes, but I'd still have trouble pulling that trigger.
Hopefully Carolina can find another partner to move Hanifin too for a forward or picks, and then a package around Brodie could be made for Lindholm.