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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
People realize these rumours are just guys like LeBrun speculating which rosters Pietrangelo would be a good fit on, right? There’s not even a suggestion that the ‘links’ to Vegas, Toronto, or Calgary are coming out of the Pietrangelo camp.
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That was my take as well. Calgary theoretically makes sense based on the defensemen likely walking as UFAs, but I don't see a scenario where Pietrangelo signs in Calgary.
I think people need to realize the magnitude of a UFA of Taylor Hall's status considering Calgary. It realistically has not happened before and may not happen again as Calgary is probably a bottom 10 (maybe 5?) choice for big name free agents. It's why I can't help but laugh when people poo-poo the idea of signing Hall... it's a prime example of "beggars can't be choosers".
Markstrom might be a different case as #1 goalies surely key on several factors, including: the city, the team's defencemen and defensive system as a whole, opportunity to play a lot of games, and in Markstrom's case I'm sure a strong Swedish contingent makes a big difference (especially if he's close friends with Lindholm as speculated).