[Signing] Lindholm signs 6-year / $29.1M contract ($4.85M AAV)

[Nelson]

I'm very happy about 6*$4.85M for Lindholm.

[Parallex]

I'm good with that!

[Bingo]

Very good contract. Still basically 5 per, but on the right side of the rounding.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Parallex

See I see things differently... I think you start with Lindholm on the line with Gaudreau-Monahan. and Neal on the Line with Tkachuk-Backlund (But reverse that for the PP units).

Put Lindholm with Gaudreau-Monahan and you get a RH shot on the line and a guy who can take faceoffs when location dictates that a RH would pull the puck better. If the 3M line needed anything last year it was a deadeye'd shooter to capitalize on all the OZ time they earned by pushing the play north.

Optimally I'd run the lines and PP units like so...

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Neal
Bennett-Jankowski-Frolik
Lazar-Ryan-Czarnik

PP1:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Neal-Ryan-Giordano

PP2:
Tkachuk-Backlund-Lindholm-Hanifin-Hamonic

In support of the bolded, just think of all the times Frolik put the puck centre mass on the goalie last year. He had opportunities. Neal buries a good percentage of those.

On PP2 - I don't think Hamonic would see the PP at all. The two defencemen used by GG was an anomoly and out of desperation, IMO. Plus Hamonic isn't an offensive guy and not really a shooter. You probably get Bennett or Jankowski. Or, I guess, Czarnik if he turns out to be good.

[AC]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1018889974526169088

Source.

[Wood]

That's perfect, I was expecting $5M or more for that 6th year

Treliving has negotiated some amazing contracts

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by AC

https://twitter.com/user/status/1018889974526169088

Source.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Wood

That's perfect, I was expecting $5M or more for that 6th year

Treliving has negotiated some amazing contracts

Keeping Giordano, Monahan and Gaudreau under 7M is paying dividends going forward.

[nik-]

Yeah, that's a good deal.

[Toonage]

Fantastic!

Now I expect Hanifin to come in around Hamonic's salary.

[Otto-matic]

Looks like Elias found his lind-holm in Calgary

[FlamesFanTrev]

Originally Posted by nik-

Yeah, that's a good deal.

I think that he would have got more in arbitration (if only a bit) but 6 years insteaad of a Max 3 years via arbitration sealed that deal. And I'm thrilled with the term. That clicking you hear is the pieces falling in to place.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

News Update

Confirmed at 4.85M per for 6 years per Mike Kelly.

That's fantastic.

Goddamned Wizardry that is!

Yer a Wizard Brad!

[AC]

No NTC or NMC either.

@FriedgeHNIC: CAL signs Elias Lindholm 6x$4.85. No clauses

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/stat...93435929948161

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I would like to see a 4 handle on Lindholm's contract too, but that's unlikely, unless it is 5 years or shorter. If it's 6 years or longer, there is no way it will have a 4 handle.

Wuh wuh wuh

[Charsiu]

That leaves a clean 8 million to be spread between Hanifin, Jankowski, Rittich, Kulak and Hathaway. How do you imagine that gets spread out? Will Hanifin get a bridge? How many years does Jankowski get?

[Zulu29]

Wow, great deal! Tre does it again

[kukkudo]

Treliving is a beast when it comes to contracts.

[mrdonkey]

Tre is so good at these negotiations. Less than what I was expecting, especially when there’s no clause involved. I like it.

[JurassicTunga12]

Fantastic! Treliving does it again!
Excited to have Lindholm on the team.