Équipe: 2019-20 Devils du New Jersey

Date de création initiale: 3 oct. 2019

Publié: 3 oct. 2019

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

All of this is premised on the unlikely but not impossible chance that Anaheim struggles significantly in the first half of the 2019-20 season, and, looking at their roster makeup, decides to enter a serious rebuild. The Ducks have some great young talent in the pipeline, but they also have some big holes to fill and some aging players; they could return to perennial contention, but it may take 2-3 years, realistically. Lindholm is 3 years away from UFA, which could put him right on the bubble. Perhaps the team is optimistic about the immediate future, but if not, his window could be just out of sync with their timeline, and thus his greatest long term value could be as part of a trade to restock.

The return is basically comparable to the Subban trade, value wise. A reliable, young (fromer 6 OA) middle six center with elite pk numbers (check them out) on a good contract; an A- prospect in Walsh, who projects to be a top 4 defenseman with a high floor; a 2nd, 3rd and 4th pick in this years draft (expected to be stacked); and a B prospect with some upside.

I don't really expect that this would happen, it's more for fun. The Ducks have some good young players as is, so they'd have to crater pretty badly to consider this. That said, from a long term perspective, there is some logic to it, and stranger things have happened.

I'm curious what people think Lindholm's value would be in this hypothetical (putting aside whether it would happen in the first place). I'm a fan of the player and the team, fwiw.

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