Lindholm was bounced around the Carolina line up a lot. Obviously meant to find some chemsitry with any other Carolina fws. I think the second he shared ice with Johnny and Monny here, Peters really didn't have to think at all about the top line. It was done already. That was and still is strong instant chemistry.
Sucks for Neal though, really screwed with things in his world.
Hanifin being 2nd pairing and being able to play as well as he is without Gio just provides this team with as much diversity as bringing Lindholm in. Hamoinc/Hanifin look more like a 1b paring than a 2nd pairng.
End of the day, the trade, love it or hate it from the beginning did precisely what Trelving wanted it to do, shake up the locker room and stabilize it. Not to mention the coach has really helped things too. All in all I think "the most overrated GM in Flames history" really hit the nail on the head with his off season moves.
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