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Originally Posted by Vinny01
They clearly targeted a LHD for the top 4 this summer. We know they went hard after K’Andre Miller but we’re not willing to go where the Canes did with their offer. They did have interest in Lindgren but pivoted when they found out he wasn’t interested in coming here. They were in on Byram but while Buffalo has had several pieces the flames wanted in Cozens and Byram they lack the assets the Sabres covet (been an issue with Adams dating back to the Eichel trade talk).
I have wondered if the lack of being able to add has held up on the team moving on from Andersson? Probably not but I am still not fully sure what Conroy’s plan is in the immediate/short term
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Yeah that's curious and an interesting thought.
I hope they're not holding up dealing him until they can bring in a replacement but it's very plausible to me.
It feels like they've left no rock unturned with replacing him. And with the rumors of a Vegas deal would have been done if Hague was willing to sign here, does signal that me even more. Wouldn't VGK just adjust to compensate for Hague not being included? Maybe the Flames held it up because they didn't have another D replacement.
If the Flames are deadset on being competitive I could see why they wouldn't want to go into the season without a top4 D replacement for Rasmus, especially when you're already relying on a rookie to step into a top 4 spot.