2019/2020 Trade Speculation and Rumors 2.0
Transplant has a point. Another is that it takes a longer amount of time to be an effective player of defense, it's a more difficult skill set. So you do see some defensemen come out of the draft with an emphasis on the offensive side.
I'm not sure what to do with the 4 defensemen on the left. Gio is not going anywhere, and neither is Valimaki. Hanifin has the better overall talent level compared to Kylington, but Kylington is the best skater on the team and spent all year concentrating on the defensive side of the game.
I almost lean towards trading Hanifin because I like Kylington's work ethic and dedication to his position. It was thought that he would be an offensive specialist, but now I'm starting to think that if he can build his defensive game he can more easily recapture the offense after the fact.
I worry that Hanifin is floating on natural ability, and it hasn't sunk in that he needs to work as hard as Kylington to maintain his place on the second pairing.
If you trade one, there is a chance that player is going to explode on the new team. I mean, good problem to have I guess.
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