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Originally Posted by TOfan
If the Flames have Lindholm or Hanifin on the market at 50% retained, GM’s would be tripping over themselves.
I don’t think Conroy will have to wait for the last moment. GM’s around the league won’t only be negotiating with the Flames, they’ll be bidding against one another. The Flames should be in the drivers seat here. Conroy may choose to wait as you put it, but if I were in his shoes I would be saying "best offer today by X, otherwise we start trimming the field".
I think today is the day we start seeing some movement across the league. Teams may want to acquire assets in advance of the draft so they can have the option to flip those assets. Waiting until the very last moment can be limiting in certain respects.
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I doubt the Flames have Lindholm and Hanifin on at 50% cap.
Although I can see them taking some cap back to accomodate a deal.
And I don't think that the Flames are in the drivers seat here, Lindholm and Hanifin are. If they aren't willing to negotiate a new contract with the acquiring team, the price goes down. And for some teams, they may simply not be interested in rentals. And it looks like lots of players who are UFA's in a years time are negotiating based on a huge increase next year in the cap, and adding that into their request.