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Originally Posted by Bonded
I think the Flames kind of got screwed even if they do want to trade Lindholm and Hanifin. There were no trades on the first day of the draft and then a whole bunch of players got bought out or were traded with heavy retention for nothing.
They might be letting themselves get strung along like you think or there weren't any deals worth considering to give them pause on waiting for an answer from Lindholm.
The Toffoli trade was the second best trade for the selling team in the lead up to the draft and I still think it was kind of weak.
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You're not wrong. Any other time of the year toffoli should bring you back a 1st or the equivalent of one.
Picks are less likely to be moved at the draft when they're more of a known quantity. Teams wanted to use theirs.
Mid season when they're still mystery boxes, they're more likely to be flipped for help.
Maybe the TDL is the best way to go, unless a team really ups the ante over the summer.
Can't force a market where there isn't one I guess.
That should change once the season gets underway.