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Originally Posted by ComixZone
The Flames have to be comfortable with the number at the end of the day.
If they're comfortable with $9.5M, agree to it and announce it July 1st.
If they aren't comfortable with that and are at $8.5M, and Lindy wants $9.5M - then make that decision to pivot at the draft. That's all I'm saying.
Conroy needs to set internal deadlines when it comes to getting things agreed to in order to protect the team from getting itself into an unfavorable position.
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But why jump up and pay the $9.5M just to meet some false deadline that you made up.
If you think it will get done, and you think you can get it done for less than his current $9.5M ask, and discussions are going well, then why make up a fake deadline.
I'd prefer to trade him and get 2023 picks too...but moving past that date doesn't mean you can't trade him still. I actually don't see a lot of teams that are a fit with a 1st round 2023 pick I'd want for Lindholm anyways.