If Conroy does decide to go the route of trading Lindholm for picks, I hope a team is smart enough to step up and make the trade. This isn’t just me as a flames fan saying this… I think a legit contender would be smart to make a big futures trade for Lindholm.
Even a team like Pittsburgh who you could argue is not a true contender right now would be smart step up IMO. If the flames took salary back (like Granlund for example) or retained salary on Lindholm (or both), and the penguins trade 14th overall for Lindholm, I think it sets them up to do really well in the east. And trading their 2023 first round pick now leaves them open to trade their 2024 first round pick at the TDL for even more help if they really wanted to go all in and give the Crosby/Malkin/Letsng group one last shot. I seriously doubt any player that the penguins draft tomorrow will be a contributor to their current core… and if they truly believe their core deserves one more shot, why not give them the best chance? A full year of Lindholm does exactly that.
I imagine most teams are thinking they can wait out Conroy and offer up their 2024 first instead… which could be true. But using up that 2024 first means you’ll have one less asset at the TDL that you can use to add something more if your team looks primed for a run.
Obviously so want something like this to happen for the flames but I also think he’s worth it for a team that wants to go all in.
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