Friedman: Ducks are now preparing to trade Lindholm after failed talks

[Team Cozens]

Sad day for Ducks fans. He's been a heck of a player for you guys since drafted. Team who gets him will be lucky.

Extended Lindholm for Nylander.

 

[kilowatt]

As I posted on the Ducks forum, the absolute best case scenario would be:

- Trade Lindholm to the Kings for a haul including 2022 1st
- Kings fall apart and miss playoffs, their first lands top 10
- Lindholm despises his Kings teammates, signs back in Anaheim on July 1st

calm down satan jeez

 

[MNRube]

I think St. Louis makes a ton of sense unfortunately. Would fit seamlessly with their core and give them a boost up to contender status

 

[WhatTheDuck]

calm down satan jeez

You're right, "despises" might have been too strong of a choice of words. Dislikes

 

[DucksUnited]

Listening to Eklunds live podcast right now. They are talking about New York Rangers being the main suitor for Lindholm. He will be paired up alongside Trouba. New York Rangers have a ton of interest this morning, and have the pieces Anaheim wants. Don’t shoot the messenger

 

[Arthuros]

Listening to Eklunds live podcast right now. They are talking about New York Rangers being the main suitor for Lindholm. He will be paired up alongside Trouba. New York Rangers have a ton of interest this morning, and have the pieces Anaheim wants. Don’t shoot the messenger

*PTSD flashbacks of Trouba vs. Lindholm polls*

 

[wintersej]

I would say that Manson USED to be a decent puck mover and that was when those two were at their best. Manson right now is good enough to make a pass out of the zone, but can't be trusted as a carrier.

I just think Lindholm-McAvoy would be a great combination where neither has any weaknesses.

except they can’t play 60 minutes.

 

[lwvs84]

Question for Ducks fans… is Lindholm an effective enough puck mover to be paired with someone who isn’t very good at it like Carlo? Or would the Bruins would be better off with a Lindholm/McAvoy super pairing and let McAvoy get more involved offensively than he usually gets to?

Shit. I’m f***ed. I already have Lindholm fitted in a Bruins sweater in my head. Going to be bummed when the Bruins end up with Leddy or some shit instead.

I think he's a little underrated as a puck mover (not great but solid). I think it would depend on what type of team the Bruins faced... if it was an Edmonton-style with a stacked McDavid/Drai, you pair him with McAvoy and put them out against that line every time. Against a balanced lineup, you can have one of the two out there for 45+ minutes a night.

 

[Trxjw]

Listening to Eklunds live podcast right now. They are talking about New York Rangers being the main suitor for Lindholm. He will be paired up alongside Trouba. New York Rangers have a ton of interest this morning, and have the pieces Anaheim wants. Don’t shoot the messenger

I mean we were linked to Chychrun and it's been widely speculated that the team would like to upgrade the LD top-4, but it's actually Lindgren the Rangers would like to upgrade. Miller/Trouba has been phenomenal this season and should only get better as Miller grows. Fox/Lindgren, on the other hand, has looked a bit rough and while Lindgren is a warrior he's inevitably going to break down.

That all being said, I'm going to be pissed if we trade for Lindholm. We have no space to re-sign him going forward and we're not in a position to be chasing high-priced rentals.

 

[DucksUnited]

Fresh from Eklund….. Makes sense after Tampa going all in this afternoon.

 

[Arthuros]

Fresh from Eklund….. Makes sense after Tampa going all in this afternoon.

Thanks Eklund.

 

[DucksUnited]

Thanks Eklund.

Curious if it’s going to be Giordano. I have a gut feeling he goes first

 

[SuperScript29]

Lindholm for Bertuzzi might not be a bad thing.

 

[Arthuros]

Lindholm for Bertuzzi might not be a bad thing.

For Detroit, maybe.

Bertuzzi not being able to play in Canada is kind of a problem when we have 3 Canadian teams in our division.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Curious if it’s going to be Giordano. I have a gut feeling he goes first

Don't know. But it would be funny considering everyone is expecting the Leafs to end up with him. Then he ends up playing against the Leafs in the playoffs.

 

[SuperScript29]

For Detroit, maybe.

Bertuzzi not being able to play in Canada is kind of a problem when we have 3 Canadian teams in our division.

With the world opening up a bit more, I think there's a chance this gets lifted. Zegras having a player like Bertuzzi on his wing could be huge for his game.

 

[DucksUnited]

Lindholm for Bertuzzi might not be a bad thing.

Would Wings be alright with Lindholm being UFA? I’m assuming you’re wanting him signed before that deal is talked about

 

[SuperScript29]

Would Wings be alright with Lindholm being UFA? I’m assuming you’re wanting him signed before that deal is talked about

Yes, I would assume Yzerman would pull the trigger only if he gets a deal done with him.

 

[Arthuros]

With the world opening up a bit more, I think there's a chance this gets lifted. Zegras having a player like Bertuzzi on his wing could be huge for his game.

If we ignore the vaccine thing, yeah, I agree that Bertuzzi would be great next to Zegras.

As of right now though, it doesn't make sense to us until Canada officially lifts restrictions.

 

[DucksUnited]

Don't know. But it would be funny considering everyone is expecting the Leafs to end up with him. Then he ends up playing against the Leafs in the playoffs.

I agree. Giordano would be a lot cheaper for Toronto to afford in retrospect trade wise. That does make a lot further sense

 

[SuperScript29]

If we ignore the vaccine thing, yeah, I agree that Bertuzzi would be great next to Zegras.

As of right now though, it doesn't make sense to us until Canada officially lifts restrictions.

Seems like a risk with a high reward. Lindholm is a UFA and by the looks of it, he's likely not signing. So odds are you're either gonna trade him and get lowballed since he's a UFA, or lose him for free this summer.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Don't know. But it would be funny considering everyone is expecting the Leafs to end up with him. Then he ends up playing against the Leafs in the playoffs.

If Toronto/Boston meet in the playoffs it's likely in the ECF so I'd be down!

 

[Hammettf2b]

If we ignore the vaccine thing, yeah, I agree that Bertuzzi would be great next to Zegras.

As of right now though, it doesn't make sense to us until Canada officially lifts restrictions.

I would assume that all gets cleared before next season.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Lindholm is a rental . Philip Myers for Lindholm straight up.

 

[bsu]

Lindholm is a rental . Philip Myers for Lindholm straight up.

Why even bother posting this? Seriously asking.