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Originally Posted by Shazam
Carolina had no intention of resigning Lindholm and Hanifinl.
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Don't think that's true. There were rumours about Hanifan being shipped for a while, due to the increase from ELC to 2nd contact. Similar rumours talked about Staal and Skinner being shipped out due to cost as well.
Lindholm is a different story. While rumours (Pierre Lebrun) suggest the Flames and Hurricanes had been talking trades for weeks leading up to the deal, the Canes had been trying to negotiate with Elias. It was only after those deals fell apart that the trade happened.
Obviously the trade is about cost control you don't move out two young key pieces easily. However they would've preferred to keep both and with Lindholm rumours suggest they went deep into negotiations.