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Originally Posted by schteve_d
I love present Hanifin and I have high hopes for his future here. I feel like Flames fans have taken him somewhat for granted. I'm constantly amazed at how many trade proposals he comes up in on this board.
He still has lots of time to improve and if we can hang on to him I think he'll be a solid core player here for a long time.
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Well to be fair, up until this season, his offensive game and defensive game left a lot to be desired. He doesn’t play a lot of special teams either and at his high price tag in a flat cap (like, he makes more money than Elias Lindholm!), I think the criticism was more than fair. But to his credit, his defensive game has taken a leap forward and his partnership with Tanev has been a revelation.