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Originally Posted by Ferarri
The organization definitely wants Lindholm back but if he feels otherwise and we are forced to move him you got to wonder what that means for Huberdeau and Kadri. I can’t imagine those guys wanting to stick around if we finally declare a rebuild. So do they look at futures or continue to make trades with keeping the team competitive because of the kadri and Huby contracts. I guess that’s where ownership makes the call and determines the direction which I fear won’t be popular.
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Huberdeau and Kadri took the money - they knew they’d be impossible to trade, and they could read cap friendly the same as us. Unless they really wanna be stuck here the rest of their careers, their only option is to be good soldiers, and hope they rebuild enough value that they’re worth something to someone with retention.
I don’t buy the “ownership all in on Huberdeau/Kadri” angle entirely - they have their arena deal. They’re gonna be here another 40 years. They wanted to make the playoffs because that’s the only way to stay in the black with the economics of the Saddledome. Now that that state of affairs has an end in sight, maybe they become more reasonable.
But there’s zero reason to be remotely committed to whoever’s left after the dust settles.
They’ve done nothing to warrant any kind of loyalty from ownership/management. The best players of this core play for Florida and Columbus, and the best players on the roster are very unpopular among large segments of the fanbase.
The night is always darkest just before the dawn, and the dawn is coming.
I hope.