The market is quiet right now, because all teams are trying to determine exactly what they have (and don't have). That takes about 20 games typically, or around US Thanksgiving. By that point, it starts to become clear what they've got, and whether their team is worth adding to, or needs a fix/addition. At that point, the market for Lindholm and Hanifin will start to open up (assuming they haven't signed).
That doesn't mean the Flames should rush out and move them for the first offer that comes along, but it does open the door to discussions that could turn into a package that the Flames like. And if not, demand will continue, and grow, right up to the deadline, when both of them would be very sought-after. The problem with waiting until the deadline is that the returns become entirely picks and prospects, and the Flames are looking for players that are ready now, or soon. My guess is that they will move at least one of them by January or February, again assuming they haven't signed already.
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