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Originally Posted by Monahammer
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?
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Because Gio and Tanev will be your team’s top shut down defensemen, that’s why. Foe me, I believe Hanifin has already been identified as the weak link on that top 4, thus why I could see the argument of trading him rather than losing him potentially for nothing. That’s the asset management piece I’m talking about. Ability still supersedes everything else as it should.
As for what he needs to display. His offensive game could stand to take a huge leap. He can skate, but he doesn’t have a lot of other dynamic traits. He keeps things simple for the most part, but 5 years into his career, his awareness is still extremely suspect. He makes a lot of bad reads, ill-advised pinches, he’s caught puck watching a lot, overplays too often, he's not difficult to play against along the boards and in front of the net, his offensive game is just ok and etc etc. To me, this is not $5M well spent and it’s a big reason why I think he could be on the trade block.