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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I don't subscribe to the Athletic, but it sounds like he isn't taking Lindholm into account. The guy is a difference-maker, and brings elements to his game (speed, tenacity without the puck, ability to gain the blue line) that the Flames desperately need in their top-6. Before the trade, Duhatschek thought the player in the league that the Flames should go after was Lindholm.
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He didn't discount Lindholm as he said he should be asking in the range of a $5 x 5 contract. He actually discussed whether the top line of Gaudreau & Monahan needs him on the top line as he said Gaudreau got 84 points and Monahan 30 goals without a lot of help and if he's a coach he wants Gaudreau to have the puck as much as possible and having Lindholm on the line takes the puck away from him. I tend to disagree with this as I think having a more dangerous guy on the right side means that teams can't overly focus on Gaudreau. That said I suppose if you have Lindholm on the 2nd line with Tkachuk and Backlund it creates a more dangerous 2nd line rather than having all your eggs in one basket.