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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I feel like we're undervaluing Hanifin in conversation on CP here.
Hanifin may not be a direct comparable to Dougie at the time we acquired Dougie, but he's very close to being a direct comparable.
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I don't want to sell Hanifin too short, but I think there's a bigger difference when they signed than being stated.
Neither of these guys were defensive stalwarts, and that's to be expected at 21.
Hanifin has 83 points in 239 games. Hamilton had 83 points as well when acquired, but he did it in 178 games. Hamilton was coming off a 48 (pro-rated) point season when 50 points that year was good enough for top 10 by defenseman. Hanifin was 45th in scoring by defenseman this year.
Look at his own team. Hanifin became expendable because of the play of Slavin and Pesce. Slavin very easily became their number 1, although older, while Pesce quite arguably past Hanifin on the depth chart - although different roles, and again slightly older. They both recently signed long-term contracts at 5.3M (Slavin) and 4M (Pesce). Makes sense that, had he still been with the Hurricanes, he would be getting a contract between those numbers.