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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
c. Lastly, Hanifin may be 24 and may have perceived untapped potential based on his draft position. But he’s 5 years into his professional career and he hasn’t displayed a whole heck of a lot. I actually see more wrongs in his game than right and I’m talking about fundamental/foundational things that I’m not sure he can fix. I don’t think it’s a surprise we’ve been hearing his name in the trade rumors for a while now and I actually could see a scenario where Valimaki passes Hanifin at some point during the season.
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You argued last page for proper asset management, and yet point b puts sentiment ahead of proper asset management. Why?
This is the one i take most exception to though. What would Hanifin have to do to show you a heck of a lot? What are the objective thresholds?
2 seasons ago Hanifin was a 33 point +18 21 year old. Last year he had a bad year, along with 90% of our team. But he's only 23... And before you make another argument about no room to grow, Gio didn't even play in the NHL until he was 23. He has grown A LOT since then.
What are the objective statistical thresholds that would be "displaying a whole heck of a lot" for you?
He's the 2nd highest scoring D man from his draft class, behind Werenski. Chabot may pass him this year or in time, but also maybe not. I feel he brings better defense than Werenski does but I think that is debateable. Either way, this is a top 3 dman from his draft year and peer group. What more do you want?