Friedman: Calgary Flames are waiting for Elias Lindholm’s decision

“Just on Lindholm, as we said on the pod, they are waiting for Lindholm’s decision. And Lindholm’s decision is the linchpin to a lot of this. We already know that Hanifin has indicated he’s not going to re-sign, and I think the decision from Lindholm is going to really determine a lot of where Calgary is going here. I believe that I’ve said many times, I think that the number to keep him is going to be in the Horvat range, 8 times 8.5. Same agency, so it makes a lot of sense. I think that Lindholm wanted to make sure that it wasn’t going to be a rebuild. I think he was understanding that a lot of the young kids were going to have to play, but he didn’t want a rebuild. But he still hadn’t decided. I think until the Flames get that decision, I don’t think we know which way they’re going to go. And I had heard they weren’t pressuring him. They didn’t necessarily need it before the draft. But whenever Lindholm makes his choice, I think that’s going to determine a lot of what happens in Calgary. So they wait on that. But I think they know, to keep him, it’s going to be in the Horvat range.”