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Originally Posted by Macho0978
It's amazing how quickly people have soured on Hanifin. Guy is 22 still. Started last year as a 21 year old. 33 points on limited first pp mins and plus 18. Unreal skater with size and has an elite contract. Yeah let's move him dube and a first for a guy who might get 9 mil per year. I like laine but hanifin might be more valuable straight up
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Yeah and the age curve for d-men is very different than forwards.
Here are a look at four recent d-men taken with top 5 picks and how they performed in their first 4 seasons after joining the NHL as 18 year olds:
Player A: GP-258, G-16, P-89, ATOI-21:44, -8, CF%-50.8% , xGF%-53.6%
Player B: GP-315, G-29, P-125, ATOI-21:13, -28, CF%-53.1%, xGF%-52.9%
Player C: GP-309, G-53, P-134, ATOI-22:07, +16, CF%-49.5%, xGF%-48.6%
Player D: GP - 319, G-23, P-116, ATOI - 18:52, -32,CF%- 53.4%, xGF%- 52.7%
Player A is Hedman, Player B is Jones, Player C is Ekblad, Player D is Hanifin.
The guy has had a pretty good first 4 seasons comparable to the other top picks and is great at driving play. I'd be hesitant to move him for sure, and I think people forget he was taken in the same draft year as Andersson and Kylington who are just breaking into the league now.
Now a move for Laine is one that I'd still look at but to also include Dube, & a 1st is tougher especially when you consider the likely long term cap hits