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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
I am on the fence on Lindy.
On the one hand hand, he would be very hard to replace.
On the other, I thought he struggled significantly without Johnny and Chucky and the return for a centre with his talent and potential should be big.
He could take another team to the next level....
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I am on the fence as well.
But I absolutely agree that he is the baseline for the direction of the team - if they don't sign him, they have to trade him. And if they trade him, they can't replace him. So that forces significant changes.
If they do sign him, they still have a playoff team, and a team that can compete for the division crown. That being the case, you stay there. But that doesn't mean they simply re-sign everyone. Hanifin is replaceable, if they trade him. And Toffoli and Tanev have to be evaluated honestly, regardless of the path.