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Originally Posted by VilleN
If Backlund and Hanifin are gone, then you have to trade Lindholm, and pretty much any veteran you can at this point.
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The opposite take for me. Lindholm is the only one who brings something that can't be replaced from within the organization.
I would trade Backlund and Hanifin regardless, unless Backlund is willing to sign for a very reasonable contract, which it sounds like he isn't. Backlund is 34, and it's not as though the Flames stiffed him on his last contract. It ended up being great value, by the end, but throwing another long-term contract at Backlund is likely a mistake.
If Lindholm wants out, then you look at a wider re-tool beyond the those 3.