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Originally Posted by Blaster86
Thats what you get if there is an extension or framework for an extension in place. No extension, you're negotiating hard for the 1st.
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That's why you get teams negotiating amongst themselves. Canucks don't want to pony up a 1st for rental Lindholm? No problem, but what would you think about LA suddenly picking up Lindholm, or the Avs or the Knights?
No extension in place actually makes it easier IMO to negotiate by NOT negotiating. Not every team could take on Hanifin's contract but an expiring Lindholm at 2million cap hit (don't quote my cap numbers, just roughly)? Flames retain or take something back and all of a sudden, every contending team could and rightfully should love to add him for a run. At that point, I'd argue Conroy doesn't have to negotiate with a single team at all, he should play them all against each other.