| March 18, 2022, 10:01 AM March 18, 2022, 10:01 AM Talks between the Anaheim Ducks and defenceman Hampus Lindholm did not result in a contract extension and now the team is preparing to move him before the NHL trade deadline, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports. Some early-morning stuff: hearing that talks between ANA and Hampus Lindholm did not result in an extension…Ducks are now preparing to trade him. On Giroux (1/2): — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 18, 2022 Lindholm is in the final year of a six-year, $31.5-million deal and is a pending unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. General manager Pat Verbeek said in early February that he would trade the defenceman before the deadline if both sides are not able to come to an agreement on a deal. “I’m trying to sign these players, but if it doesn’t work out, I might have to make some tough decisions and trade them,” Verbeek said via The Orange County Register . “I’d be worried if th...