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Originally Posted by Bingo
But Hamonic couldn't carry Brodie last year, so that complicates the formula somewhat.
I do think it says Hanifin can't carry another defenseman though. Put him with someone that plays a quiet game and he thrives.
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Certainly a small sample size with Hanifin and Hamonic together. Three games? And this last one was definitely good, but also seemed like they were playing a disinterested opponent. No doubt Hanifin is still a little raw and it's asking a lot for him to "carry" his partner, especially getting second pairing minutes.
One thing though with Hanifin. The guy is making almost $5 million. Valimaki and Andersson are on entry level deals and you can expect growing pains, gaffes and sheltered minutes to some extent. This team needs Hanifin to be good and at some point, it can't totally be dependent on his partner IMO.
Wondering if we might start to see Andersson with some PP time?