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Originally Posted by Monahammer
LARP Aside I think it's easy to see wihtout requiring any leap of belief in insider info. This guy has had contracts exceeding his market value on the table for months. He hasn't signed because he doesn't want to be here. He requires convincing to stay. Even if he does stay, his motivation will be halved compared to being somewhere he's excited to be.
We already lost lindy.
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The rumour is that the Flames have likely offered him $8.5 and he wants more. The fact of the matter is that contract values aren't entirely set right now and seem to be a bit all over the place. Matthews just extended for $13.5 million. However, we also had a bunch of bargain contracts signed earlier in the off season too. We're heading into the first bump in the cap after several years of Covid induced flatness. Plus Lindholm's value is uncertain. He was a PPG 40 goal scorer two seasons ago...but that was with 2 high end linemates. This last year he was a 64 point and 22 goal scorer....but that was under Sutter's system.
The idea that we can accurately predict Lindholm's value is false. The idea that we know that the Flames have offered a contract exceeding the unpredictable market value is even more false, as we don't know exactly what was offered.
If $13.5 million is the going rate for a legit franchise #1 centre, then Lindholm holding out for $9+ isn't outrageous. Squabbling over $250k/year doesn't seem like much, but it translates into $2 million dollars over the course of an 8 year contract.
Anyways, I think you're oversimplifying things.