Oft-injured Ferland is being paid 3.5 M and barely playing.
Hamilton will be getting an 6-7 year 8+ M Deal after next season.
Hanifin and Lindholm combine for under 10 M for the next 5 seasons and push the window of Competitiveness back a few years.
The trade is a win for many reasons :
1) Longer term window with good cap hits on the players we acquired
2) Ferland's days in the NHL are likely done due to injuries
3) Hamilton did not want to be here
4) Fox would not have signed here.
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