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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I don't understand the desire to re-sign Lindholm. He showed us this year that he isn't a player that pushes the needle for this group and will almost be 30 when that next contract kicks in.
Do you really want to make the same mistake you just did with Kadri and Huberdeau and sign a player like this for 8 years, likely over $8MM AAV?
Trade him this off-season, retain salary (I know this scares the Murray Edwards), and get a haul for him while you can. Don't turn another asset into an immovable object.
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Yup - Lindholm is closer to Backlund than Bergeron. I’ve seen nothing from him that indicates his gaudier offensive numbers were anything other than products of Gaudreau/Tkachuk/Monahan when he still had it.
He doesn’t work with Huberdeau, and the coach didn’t feel he warranted inclusion in back to back do or die shootouts to save the season.
Sell, sell, sell.