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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
The cap is not moving up for a couple seasons at least.
Trading a D man who is top pairing capable with less than a 5M cap hit is just about the stupidest thing.
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Top pairing capable? in what league? There is a difference between capability and potential. Could Hanafin become a top pairing D, yeah, I wouldn't argue against that. But I wouldn't be surprised if he never hits that height. I'm not sure many would say he is a top pairing D right now. Further, until you know what the return is, how would you know said deal is stupid? That's a pretty baseless claim.
Less than 5M/season isn't a top pairing D. He would be making 6M minimum if he was a top pairing D. Based on rumors, and Friedman just spoke about this on his hit with Stienberg, is that his name is out there. Clearly they see his spot as a top 4 D on this team as a tenuous one. With Valamaki and Mackey in the pipeline, seems like he is a nice chip the Flames can leverage to bolster the lineup elsewhere.