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Originally Posted by dino7c
Tanev won't be protected...in fact I think they are hoping he is taken. Not that he is a bad player but you are basically losing nothing since he was acquired for free.
I think there is a reason there was ZERO expansion protection in his contract, both sides are good with it.
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This is more so because Tanev is not a star player. GMs don’t give out NMCs to non star players without the leverage to negotiate for one. I think Tanev will surprise a lot of people here. He skates extremely well and is a defensive stalwart. If he’s defending top line opposition night in and night out, I don’t think he goes anywhere. I don’t think Hanifin’s current offensive ability will be enough to eclipse the gap between his defensive play and Tanevs.