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Originally Posted by dino7c
Flames have already traded 2 pending UFAs
one was their leading scorer last year...both trades look like wins. Picks and a younger player that is playing awesome.
I wouldn't be too worried, its a new era
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I'm not as sold as you are.
They had indicated that they wanted to move on from Zadorov and Toffoli from before those trades...it's actually why both guys asked for trades...because they were unhappy the Flames weren't going to give them big contracts.
Lindholm, Hanifin, and Tanev are in a different bucket. As I think the Flames have made offers to all of them / there is some inclination they might re-sign.
I do worry that if by the deadline they are in a playoff position, and that they think there is still a chance they would re-sign, that they could talk themselves into keeping them and trying to re-sign them. Hell it terrifies me enough already when Dissentowner said that they are still open to extending Lindholm, anything over $8M would look like a big overpayment at this point.
It would probably be okay for Hanifin, but not the other two.