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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
They had agreed to terms with Hanifin before he backed out.
A poster here said Lindholm was offered 8.6M on a 7 year packet.
The plan was was sign Lindholm/Hanifin/Tanev.
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Until it was clear that they needed to pivot on that plan.
Which they did.
I've also heard the reverse, that they pulled the deal from Hanifin.
I would have had no issue with re-signing Tanev to a reasonable, or Hanifin given his age.
There is nothing wrong with setting a price for good players and if they want more than that - you trade them. If rumors of what they offered Lindholm are true - that would have been a bad decision. Managing a hockey team is a series of decisions, and if you make too many bad ones you get fired.
But ultimately it didn't happen so again, I find it pointless the amount of focus it gets. As for "the lesson being learned" I have a feeling for some posters they have an unreasonable standard for that.
I see a club that clearly is taking a different approach compared to the start of that season when the Elias talk was out there.