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Originally Posted by Bonded
Not really seeing as Lindholm, Hanifin, and Tanev were already on record that they wanted out
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Slightly different nuances though. Hanifin and Lindholm said that they wanted to wait and see what happens with the team first, and both were apparently negotiating fairly recently until the wheels fell off again. It's not quite the same as asking for a trade now, even if they know it means they will likely be traded and they are OK with that. It is like what Tkachuk did. Indications were that he was prepared to play out his last year, but he also knew that by saying he wasn't re-signing, it would mean a trade.
I must have missed the Tanev remarks, so I can't comment on him.