Quoting: Zegrasnoob
No, the max I can saw for Lindholm is 8 maybe 8.5 millions. Lindholm is a first C. and he probably wants to play in a competitive team, so philly is a good place for him, in the fact that they do not have a first C.
well he can only get 8 years from VAN, if I understand correctly. Everyone else's max is 7 years. If you're declaring Lindholm a first C, then he'll be getting more money than you're stating.
And you're entitled to your opinion but this is a weak UFA class and the cap is rising for the first time in years, guys are going to get viciously overpaid. Fans also need to start recalculating what is fair pay in this shiny new world of a rising salary cap. I wouldn't be surprised if someone offers Lindholm 10, Reinhart 12, and Stamkos 10 if they all hit UFA.
IMO Flyers don't go after anyone in this UFA class unless they have 100% confirmation that Michkov is coming over AND that they can move a contract or two, like Atkinson, Ellis, Ristolainen, Peterson, or Couturier, to an interested party without a terrible overpayment of assets. They'll be picking up some high ceiling depth UFAs like Vrana, Steel, and Mantha, I'd wager.