It Doesn't Make Sense for the Canucks to Re-Sign Lindholm

Tocchet loved Elias Lindholm's playoff performance, but will Allvin be able to fit the free agent centreman into the Canucks plans moving forward? Jeff and Irfaan discuss.
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[@uneducatedtinfoil7252]

Great work!!

[@blanewilliams5960]

What doesn't make sense is to give up what we gave up just to have him for a few months, if they let him go then everything we gave up was for nothing.

[@robertalenrichter]

I think that it's less a question of his usefulness in the regular season and beyond. He'd be fine. But you don't want two of your three main centres earning well on longer contracts and already over thirty. The motto should be prudent cap allocation with a view to the future. If Pettersson turned out to be a bust, which I seriously doubt, Lindholm wouldn't be the solution anyway. I'm also a bit worried about Hronek. He's had his share of injury troubles -- time will not be kind, either, even though he's only 26. If I were management, I'd take the bold approach and really shuffle the deck, get younger and develop more financial flexibility.

[@canucks2017]

Lindholm will be greatly missed if he walks. Massive asset in the playoffs. Need a wing too but youll also need another C

[@user-jt1jt8qd5u]

Why don't the Canucks sign all their free agents & trade them just before we need to be cap compliant? why can't they do that

[@virtualrealitychannel2276]

If you must have a weakness it's a necessary evil to have be on wing considering both Pettersson and Miller can have issues at center and Lindholm might be arguably their safest defensive center over time. And if you can have a strength it's a worthy continued experiment to keep this center depth. Realistically the team has to take advantage of the fact both Petey and Miller play wing too. Unless you can find the perfect winger centers that can play wing > natural wingers in terms of team depth. Just wait for Lekkerimaki instead of letting Lindholm slip through your fingers.

[@mikepette4422]

We just can't afford Lindholm he's be a nice luxury if we had cap space but we just don't. First the team needs to "fix" EP40 and yes a good consistent scoring winger is needed someone LIKE Brock Boeser a guy whos able to make a play and still score enough to justify his time on the top 2 lines. So yeah sign a winger and if he's over 30 fine pay him a little more but for less term. We can afford a guy if hes 5 million x 3 years and I'm sure there's guys like that in this years rich free agent market. I agree don't move Garland up in the line up. keep that line 3 as an effective alternative and let them eat up the other teams 3rd line.

[@mikepette4422]

Also I know its hindsight but man had we taken Cole Caulfield over Podkolzin we could have saved Stan Smyl some embarrassment on the podium and some trouble looking for a scoring winger...just a shot at you benning fans

[@chuck2469]

Benning fans ?

[@user-jt1jt8qd5u]

I would rather have Lindholm than Pettersson, TOOOOOOOOO SOFT!!! Next year he will win the lady bing Use the savings & get another winger