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Originally Posted by Coach
I think all three of Backlund, Lindholm and Hanifin will have value as the season goes on and competing teams needs help. Having them at 1/2 price must be a bonus in a cap-strapped market. They already have good contracts. We see how much a market can fluctuate in only a few months.
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Yep, our best bet now is to make a clear franchise direction on Hanifin, Lindholm and Backlund to sell before the trade deadline if we keep them into next season (and we should based on rumoured returns).But we HAVE to stick to it regardless of how the team is doing (not bloody likely). I already know how it is likely to go with the "anything that our team does is justified and the right course" crowd and Murray Edwards.
We will likely be in or just out of the playoffs early 2024 and then it will suddenly turn to "well, we have to go for it and you can't give up these kind of players right now, what message does it send to the team?!!"
And then we'll go for a playoff birth and either miss or get a first round exit and then we'll all sit here and discuss the possibility of Hanifin/Lindholm/Backlund re-signing, while their homes are on the market before the season is over, lol.