<p>Over at Sportsnet, our pals Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman dropped a very newsy edition of their 32 Thoughts podcast on Wednesday morning. The duo dove into the goings-on with the Calgary Flames for a decent chunk of the podcast.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a rundown of what Marek and Friedman discussed.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wednesday 32 Thoughts news pod. Lots going on! Links to your preferred platform: <a href="https://t.co/dgzv1lZMld">https://t.co/dgzv1lZMld</a>… Also: Chuck Fletcher, who will be joining <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sportsnet</a> draft coverage.</p>
<p>— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1671558990453407757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Let&#8217;s dive in!</p>
<h3><strong>On Noah Hanifin:</strong></h3>
<p>Before transitioning to discuss Elias Lindholm, Friedman added this on Noah Hanifin: &#8220;He’s in a situation where at some point in time they’re probably going to move him.&#8221;</p>
<p>Later on, Friedman added (while transitioning out of his Lindholm discussion): &#8220;[Hanifin has] made his decision that he would like to see what else is out there.&#8221;</p>
<h3><strong>On Elias Lindholm:</strong></h3>
<p>A big, big chunk of Marek and Friedman&#8217;s chat centred around Lindholm:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Now, I think Lindholm and the Flames are talking. I believe that the Flames know that if they want to keep Lindholm, it’s going to be Horvat money, in that area. 8 by 8.5. Both Lindholm and Horvat are Newport guys and I think the Flames understand that that’s where this is going to come in. I think there have been conversations not only about the contract but the direction of the team, which way are the Flames going? I think Lindholm has indicated that if he commits, he wants to know that the team is still going to try to compete. It won’t be a rebuild. I think they know they’ve got to plug in some younger players and I think he’s okay with that, he just doesn’t want it to be a full rebuild.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Friedman also posited that the rest of the Flames&#8217; off-season business waits on Lindholm: &#8220;Lindholm’s decision is the big linchpin to all of this and I’m told that the Flames are not pressuring him to make a decision by the draft. Like if Lindholm waits a little bit longer, if, I don’t think they’re worried about that.&#8221;</p>
<h3><strong>Goaltenders:</strong></h3>
<p>Jacob Markstrom, who has a full no-move clause, likely won&#8217;t be going anywhere according to Friedman: &#8220;By the way, the other thing I heard, don’t expect Markstrom to be moved. I think there were some rumblings, would Markstrom agree to go anywhere? I heard he wants to come back. So that’s kind of where it stands on him.&#8221;</p>
<p>With Markstrom sticking around, Marek asked if a Dan Vladar move is in the works to open a spot for Dustin Wolf. Friedman had this reply: &#8220;The goalie market’s gonna be very, very volatile. All these teams that have goalies to move, there’s a lot of pieces around goaltenders out there. That’s not only a challenge for Craig Conroy, I think that’s a challenge for a lot of other GMs, which is to play this game of musical chairs and see which goalies end up where.&#8221;</p>
<h3><strong>If Hanifin and Lindholm both move on, is it a rebuild?</strong></h3>
<p>Hanifin&#8217;s a top-pairing blueliner. Lindholm is the team&#8217;s top centre. If they both decide to go elsewhere, what does that mean for the Flames?</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s Friedman:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I don’t necessarily think it means they rebuild completely, but I think they have to sit back and decide what this means. If Lindholm stays, they have a number one centre and also a commitment to him that they’re going to continue trying to contend. I think if they don’t have either, then Calgary and their braintrust – Conroy, along with Maloney and Nonis – they have to kind of sit down and say &#8216;okay, what does this all mean?'&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>The 2023 NHL Draft goes June 28 &amp; 29 in Nashville. Free agency opens on July 1.</p>

Over at Sportsnet, our pals Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman dropped a very newsy edition of their 32 Thoughts podcast on Wednesday morning. The duo dove into the goings-on with the Calgary Flames for a decent chunk of the podcast.

Here's a rundown of what Marek and Friedman discussed.


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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wednesday 32 Thoughts news pod. Lots going on! Links to your preferred platform: <a href="https://t.co/dgzv1lZMld">https://t.co/dgzv1lZMld</a>… Also: Chuck Fletcher, who will be joining <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sportsnet</a> draft coverage.</p>
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1671558990453407757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
Let's dive in!
<h3><strong>On Noah Hanifin:</strong></h3>
Before transitioning to discuss Elias Lindholm, Friedman added this on Noah Hanifin: "He’s in a situation where at some point in time they’re probably going to move him."

Later on, Friedman added (while transitioning out of his Lindholm discussion): "[Hanifin has] made his decision that he would like to see what else is out there."
<h3><strong>On Elias Lindholm:</strong></h3>
A big, big chunk of Marek and Friedman's chat centred around Lindholm:
<blockquote><em>"Now, I think Lindholm and the Flames are talking. I believe that the Flames know that if they want to keep Lindholm, it’s going to be Horvat money, in that area. 8 by 8.5. Both Lindholm and Horvat are Newport guys and I think the Flames understand that that’s where this is going to come in. I think there have been conversations not only about the contract but the direction of the team, which way are the Flames going? I think Lindholm has indicated that if he commits, he wants to know that the team is still going to try to compete. It won’t be a rebuild. I think they know they’ve got to plug in some younger players and I think he’s okay with that, he just doesn’t want it to be a full rebuild."</em></blockquote>
Friedman also posited that the rest of the Flames' off-season business waits on Lindholm: "Lindholm’s decision is the big linchpin to all of this and I’m told that the Flames are not pressuring him to make a decision by the draft. Like if Lindholm waits a little bit longer, if, I don’t think they’re worried about that."
<h3><strong>Goaltenders:</strong></h3>
Jacob Markstrom, who has a full no-move clause, likely won't be going anywhere according to Friedman: "By the way, the other thing I heard, don’t expect Markstrom to be moved. I think there were some rumblings, would Markstrom agree to go anywhere? I heard he wants to come back. So that’s kind of where it stands on him."

With Markstrom sticking around, Marek asked if a Dan Vladar move is in the works to open a spot for Dustin Wolf. Friedman had this reply: "The goalie market’s gonna be very, very volatile. All these teams that have goalies to move, there’s a lot of pieces around goaltenders out there. That’s not only a challenge for Craig Conroy, I think that’s a challenge for a lot of other GMs, which is to play this game of musical chairs and see which goalies end up where."
<h3><strong>If Hanifin and Lindholm both move on, is it a rebuild?</strong></h3>
Hanifin's a top-pairing blueliner. Lindholm is the team's top centre. If they both decide to go elsewhere, what does that mean for the Flames?

Here's Friedman:
<blockquote><em>"I don’t necessarily think it means they rebuild completely, but I think they have to sit back and decide what this means. If Lindholm stays, they have a number one centre and also a commitment to him that they’re going to continue trying to contend. I think if they don’t have either, then Calgary and their braintrust – Conroy, along with Maloney and Nonis – they have to kind of sit down and say 'okay, what does this all mean?'"</em></blockquote>
The 2023 NHL Draft goes June 28 &amp; 29 in Nashville. Free agency opens on July 1.

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