Not sure if i'm in minority here or not, but I'm not really interested in trading Matthew Tkachuk even with the QO. The Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk line is pretty much the only above (league) average line this team has and I think they can carry and propel this team to the next level. It took a long time for this organization to put them together, but it works and works really well.
Gio and Tanev is the other above (league) average pairing. I have a hard time seeing Darryl being ok with exposing his #1 defenseman just to keep his #4 guy Hanifin. Darryl doesn't come off as an agist either, so I doubt he cares that Hanifin is 14 years younger. Iunno, maybe I'll be proven wrong, but it's just an inkling I have.
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