Re-signing Lindholm was a sensible option even six months ago. Our second best scorer last season, RH center, penalty killer. You can question whether it would have made sense to hand out another 8 year deal to a 28/29 year old, but based on his production and player profile, it made sense to at least entertain the idea if it made sense financially. Well, it didn't and then Lindholm seemed to check out. So with the benefit of hindsight, the idea of re-signing him seems crazy from today's standpoint ... summer/fall 2023, maybe not so much.
Glad how it all played out, mind you. To me, the trade to Vancouver is Conroy's finest deal so far (although I really like the Toffoli trade as well).
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