Not gonna get into Hamilton cause there's still too many unknowns and unsubstantiated rumors.
With that said, I'm honestly most sad that Ferland was involved. Was he inconsistent? Yes, but he got better every year and IMO a great complimentary piece for the 1st line, a lot like Tom Wilson in Washington. You need these kind of guys to win championships.
I love everything about this player and I really hope he continues to get better. Oh well, I guess more reason to tune into Carolina games next year.
If they do use Lindholm on the 1st line, I can't see him being that big of an upgrade over Ferland. I hope I'm wrong, but I just can't see him potting 50-60pts.
The fact that Ferland is a UFA in a few years is also moot, there is no way he gonna get paid what Lindholm will be commanding... and if he does it means he obviously put up the numbers to warrant it.
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