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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Without either of the Huby/Kadri contracts they could easily pay and keep lindholm but that's just not the case for the Flames. Too much cap locked up as is so if anything else is signed for 7-8 years, it's got to be at a hometown discount.
Lindholm asking for nor only UFA market value but nearly a million AAV above it just simply isn't in the cards for this team. Elias doesn't have to care about this but he should also have the wherewithal to understand and acknowledge this.
He's probably looking to make up for how he was underpaid for the last 4-5 seasons and probably doesn't give AF though.
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How's he going to make up for that though if he plays disinterested hockey and the team doesn't do well? He'll also lose any fan support who'll end up not really caring what they get for him, just ship the bad blood out. It just doesn't add up.