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Originally Posted by Vinny01
The message and mandate can stay the same but with these players the team is on the bubble so I do t see how giving Hanifin a 2.5M raise and Lindholm a $4+M raise keeps them competitive with a chance to win? I think Backlund signed here for legacy and family reasons as much as he did for chasing a cup.
Signing those 2 guys to 8 year deals at 27 and 29 when you have almost 30 Weegar for 7 more years, 30 year old Huberdeau for another 7 and 33 year old Kadri for another 5 is a recipe for disaster.
I truly hope what you are saying is opinion and not fact because it is a horrible decision that will do nothing by continue to cap out and age this team. If the direction changes and Bscklund wants to move I am sure they will oblige but I also don’t think they are looking to go scorched earth and would rather retool. Having cap flexibility and picks is the easiest way to do that and they have the assets to make it happen with their UFA’s. According to Sec214 Lindholm and his camp want a change anyway and Hanifin walked away from the $60M deal so the flames might not have a choice.
Conroy also said he will not lose these guys in free agency so I tend to believe that is still the plan.
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It totally is my opinion, not anything I have heard. Like I said, I am on board with selling them all, I just don't think they will for the reasons I mentioned. Prove me wrong Conroy.