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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I saw improvement in the playoffs. Hanifin + Andersson was the best hockey Hanifin has played as a Flame.
Now I'm not even sure that it was individual growth from Hanifin, it may very well have been related to simply playing him with someone other than Hamonic - but that's another reason why I'm not moving Hanifin. There's no pressure on us to move Hanifin at this stage. The move would only be done if it clearly makes the team better - does OEL do that? It's not a clear upgrade, and definitely not one that would need us to include a 1st round pick.
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If the Flames sign another top 4 RHD man IMO there is lots of pressure to move Hanifin IMO. I can't see them exposing Gio no matter how much we all think it makes sense to do so, and you don't want to be forced into trying to deal Hanifin next off season right before an expansion draft from a position of weakness. Plus adding another top 4 RHD man will make it very difficult to shore up the top 6 and goaltending while staying under the cap.