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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I don't get where people are coming from when they say that they would like to trade Hanifin. The guy is 23 and have great chemistry with our soon to be top D man Andersson. Not to mention that his 5m contract is great value at the position.
The Flames days of having an embarrassment of riches on the blue line are over. They should be looking to add, not sell on the back end.
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The other thing is that Giordano is not particularly young either. So he's down to two years on his big money deal, and if he's around after that, it should be for less money on 1-2 year deals and as early as next season the Flames likely will look to start scaling back his role.
When I hear about the Flames interest in Pietrangelo it makes me wonder if a Giordano trade could happen. When Bingo mentioned it on the CP radio session that piqued my interest as that was one guy I didn't foresee the Flames looking to move. But the Flames have won exactly 0 playoff rounds with Giordano in the lineup, perhaps a change would be good for both parties. I think a lot of Giordano, but if you can get a younger guy who by all accounts is Giordnao-esque off the ice, and with a stronger pedigree on it that's something that will be hard to pass up.