Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
It's been said ... but signing Elias Lindholm isn't running the whole thing back.
That has to be stated.
If they let the Lindholm decision hold them ransom and bring back the other five (assuming Hanifin is gone) with brutal contracts (or expiring contracts) then I think we can safely say this isn't a GM issue, but an ownership issue.
Given Conroy's comments about getting younger I can't see them signing all of them. And if they bring say 5 back with expiring contracts then he's directly gone against his asset management comment.
|
We have to take some of these rumours with a grain of salt but the following comments concern me.
Quote:
|
Flames are waiting on Lindholm before deciding on Toffoli, Zadorov, Tanev, etc.
|
Quote:
|
Flames are not putting pressure on Lindholm to make decision by draft.
|
Conroy said he wouldn't repeat what happened to Treliving but after the draft the Flames lose a degree of control and risk going down the same path once again. He absolutely should be putting pressure on Lindholm to make up his mind because the draft is the week where most of the business gets done in the offseason in regards to trades and if they are going to decide on guys like Toffoli, Zadorov, and Tanev after the draft I just can't see this working out well for the Flames. They could do a fire sale at the draft but if one or two of these players get injured it's going to be a disaster.