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Originally Posted by Bonded
Some team will give Andersson 8 years. If the Flames' plan is to keep him to try and get him on a six year deal then just cut bait now.
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I agree, I think they should cut bait if a 6 year deal won’t work for Andersson. That said, I think the Flames place a very high value on the ‘culture of competition’. Meaning they tend to want to keep the guys they can, who are good players/people and vets.
What’s good to see though is, under Conroy, they are holding firm on term. It could very well be the Flames offering a 6 year term and saying ‘take it or leave it’. Seems like this was their strategy last year with a number of their pending UFA’s, Toffoli and Zadorov specifically. Sounds like they had 8 years on the table for Lindholm but held firm on $. Also good to see.