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Originally Posted by Sandman
We are going to feel very lucky to have Hanifin in a few years when he starts entering his prime.
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I hope so, and defence men do take longer. But that said, I pay less attention to age and more to how they’ve actually looked in the NHL after an extended period, and I don’t like what were seeing from Hanifin and am getting more pessimistic that he’ll be anything more than an average to below average no 4 d man. The same poster who acts like its a given that he’s gonna be great some day because he’s young is the same one that spouted the same BS for years, in an extremely arrogant way, about Bennett despite all the evidence pointing in the wrong direction. If Hanifin were a forward I’d already say he’s capped out, the only reason I hold any hope is because he’s a d man. That said, a couple years of stalled development is very troublesome.
Its also hilarious that that poster keeps talking about the fable that is Dougie Hamiltons defensive issues when Hanifin is a defensive nightmare at times. But whatever.