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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Hanifin > Hamilton
Lindholm > Ferland
Fox isn't a throw in, he balances things out.
If he turns into less than a top 4 defender this is a clear and decisive flames win.
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Hanifan is a bit different then Hamilton, he's not as good offensively, but he's pretty well rounded for a 21 year old defenseman, I think he's also more willing to engage physically, so it changes the dynamic.
Lindholm, I'm unsure on, he's probably a Monahan light, but a bit better of a playmaker.
Fox, I think probably didn't like what was in front of him and indicated that he might not sign here.
Here's the bottom line though
Hamilton - Core player
Ferland - Accessory player
Fox - Maybe an unwilling prospect
Lindhom - Core
Hanifan - Core.
I don't think this trade is as bad or needs as much dramatic, back of the hands forehead histrionics as are being presented.
At the end of the day also, I believe that this trade is about culture. This team gets two young core players for a good prospect a very good core top pairing dman and a maddenly inconsistent Ferland.
On the contract front, this gives Calgary two more RFA's to deal with. They're sitting at about 55 million in cap space, I would expect that Lindholm will probably be looking at 5.5 and Hanifan probably the same, which would put Calgary at $65 million with their main RFA being Janks, Shore and Hathaway (Bleah)
The Flames also became faster up front and added something they needed which is offensive depth.