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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Yeah we were definitely not watching the same series. Hanifin and Hamonic spent the whole series backing in like two Kris Russells. Their defensive play was probably the worst on the team, and their offensive play was non-existent. I find it tough to decide who was worse because they both did some terrible things throughout the series but there is almost zero doubt the Flames were profoundly better when any of Giordano, Brodie, Valimaki, or Andersson were on the ice. While the other pairs had some bad gaps here and there earlier in the series, Hanifin in particular was the worst offender as he never even made an effort to tighten up his game. The vast majority of Smith's ten bell saves came on the Hanifin-Hamonic pair.
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Hanifin had a rough series but he's still one of the better young D in the league. I'm a bit more worried with Hamonic as we paid a hefty price to bring him in for the playoffs and we've already burned through two years of nothing. He's UFA after next year so I worry we'll throw a huge deal his way just so we don't lose him for nothing...
Our young D is where we're sitting pretty. Rasmus, Hanifin, Kylington, Valimaki...imagine if we didn't trade for Hamonic and could also throw Dobson into the mix?!