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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
If he'll sign for 2-3M per I'd consider signing him until his inevitable LTIRetirement.
But Hanifin comes first. Hands down the best performer of the guys fighting for contracts.
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It's crazy, because at the beginning of the year I would have said Lindholm was the most important player of the UFAs by a mile, and there was no way the team could be any good without him. With the Kadri and kids line emerging and Hanifin upping his game, it looks like Hanifin is the hardest to replace.
At this point it looks like the Flames could replace Lindholm with a $5 million (as opposed to the $9 million Lindholm wants) second line center, and the team stays just as successful. Finding a Hanifin replacement, not so easy.