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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I guess time will tell, but I think any team with a draft pick up to, say 20, will be exceptionally reluctant to trade that pick.
While Lindholm is a good player for sure, giving up a very good prospect (with that pick) for the privilege of paying Lindholm $9M+ into his late thirties may not be every team's cup of tea.
I expect Calgary is well prepared to wait until after the draft if they don't get a deal they like. They certainly need to be.
This trade period is completely different than most, so I find it hard to get a read on it.
The Calgary UFA's to be are very good players, and the UFA market is exceedingly week.
The lack of cap space makes every trade tougher to negotiate. We've seen viable players given away simply for cap space.
The strength of the 2023 draft makes teams very reluctant to part with draft picks.
You put that in a shaker and I'm not sure what rolls out.
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I would suggest any team which believes Lindy would put them into the "serious contender for a Cup" mix, would gladly trade away a very good prospect for him, even if it means paying him $9MM for 8 years.