"Oh, yeah, I think I have more in me to contribute in that area,'' agreed Lindholm, from his parents' home in Sweden. "Two years ago after Christmas I really started playing well, scoring points.
"That's the way I want to play.
"That's the way I know I can play.
"It's not like I got drafted fifth overall and all of a sudden I was a bad pick. I know what I can do.
"In Carolina for five years, I felt a few times that I was about to take that step but couldn't really do it. I had some decent years there but I want to get back to where I know I can be.
"You always want to score first but the team always comes first. You want to be as good as possible in all three zones because if you can't get out of the D-zone, you can't score goals anyway.
"Coming to a new opportunity, changing everything - organization, conference, country - is going to be good for me. A re-start.
"With the players we have in Calgary … I think there's a lot of goals. I hope to be a part of that."
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"If they put me with Backlund … well, it's always nice to play with another Swede. If it's Johnny and Mohahan, well, that's one of the best tandems in the league. So, either way, really nice.
"As a team, if you look at our lineup, we're right there, in my mind.
"So wherever I do play, I'll be ready."