Hanifin was a 26 year old dman, who you could expect to play 8 more years, into the Flames window assuming they are rebuilding. So a re-signing would have been fine.
Lindholm signing - less so, but if he signs, they maybe don't extend Backlund and Lindholm becomes the veteran shutdown centre, except younger. Going forward, the money he ended up taking wouldn't have broken Calgary either.
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