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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I’ll never understand this “wait to summer” “wait to the draft” total nonsense.
It’s more likely you’ll get better value now, like right ####ing now when a team is staring a playoff race / berth in the face and see a high quality player like Lindholm available. This is the time a team will say “#### it, give them that extra pick / better prospect”.
You trade now you’re getting 1sts, 2nds, A prospects. You wait for draft you’re getting worse quality assets. This is basic asset management. Teams are desperate and want to win a cup not in the summer when they don’t know what they are next year yet. The fact these guys have another year on their deals makes them all the more valuable.
You need to blow it up / start making good deals yesterday. This season is done. Start trading.
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‘Basic asset management’?
Dude, all due respect, but you probably don’t know what you don’t know.
Hypothetically, who do you think the Flames are talking to about Lindholm and what do you think the offers are? How on earth would you know what team is offering what opposed to another and whether or not other teams might also have interest at the draft?
I think it’s far more likely that if the Flames were to move Lindholm now (I’ll bet they won’t), you’re right, they probably get a first, but I strongly suspect it would be a late one. Wait till the draft, you could get a mid-round pick.
All that said, I think the most likely scenario is the Flames would prefer to extend Lindholm and they will be having those conversations this summer.