I see the UFA tiers as:
Lindholm, Hanifin - you need to make long term decisions and commitment or trade in the offseason.
Backlund, Tanev - important players, but you either need concession on term or dollars. Make your decision in the offseason.
Toffoli - right in the middle and kind of depends what happens with these other players
Other players:
Kylington - kind of no mans land here. No idea what's going on and whether either side would or should be interested in long term.
Zadorov - I don't see as long term piece. See how the season goes, trade him at deadline or let him go to UFA if team is doing well.
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