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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
This is about Hanifin. While I applaud Conroy for the Lindholm trade, the process was similar. Contract on the table, contract off the table, contract on the table, contract off the table. Seeing and hearing this stuff does not give one confidence there is a plan in place. It is indicative of flying by the seat of one's pants, which is what the previous manager did to get us in this position in the first place. There should have been a contract put in front of the player with a firm date for having a signature on it. Hearing this stuff about the team giving the player more time to decide, when they've had half a season to decide, is weak. Control the situation. This team has a history of not doing so.
I liked how Conroy handled Toffoli. How he handled Toffoli was how he should have handled all of the UFAs to be. Not part of the plan? You're out of here. Don't want to commit to the team? You're out of here. If Hanifin hasn't put his signature on a contract by now, ship him out. Get it done and quite ##### footing around.
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Toffoli and Hanifin need to be handled very differently.
With Toffoli it was the Flames that didn't even want to offer a contract, so it was easier to say let's just get this done (Flames also needed cap room).
With Hanifin and Lindholm the Flames put their best offer on the table and it's up to the player if he wants to accept, I think this whole offer on the table, offer off the table thing is a media fabrication TBH.
And in terms of the player...you're commiting to 8 years in the city with a team that might be re-building and giving up your only real chance at UFA in your entire career.
I have no ill will for players that are willing to wait and see and assess all possible information before making a decision. It's up to Conroy to have a plan to avoid the risk of them walking for nothing, and up until this point I don't think we can really complain about how he's handled it at all.