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Originally Posted by The Cobra
That's tearing it down to the studs. The bigger difference is the Hawks did not try and resign Kane and Towes etc, they let them all walk. The Flames tried to resign Hanifin and Lindholm, they only traded them when they wouldn't accept what Conroy considered reasonable deals. But there was not any intention of the Flames at that time to tear it down to the studs. That has occurred only once the Fleams really had no choice.
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Kane and Toews were 33 and 34 respectively in their last seasons in Chicago while Hanifin and Lindholm were 26 and 29 during their last seasons in Calgary. In the case of Hanifin especially, re-signing him wasn't a bad option.