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Originally Posted by CSharp
Hanifin - I don't disagree he's top 4 right now but we've seen how soft he is and how bad he can play at times. Last few years since the Flames have acquired him, he's shown glimpses of being pretty good but he's also shown us how bad he can be. It's like JBo - on a really good team like the Blues where they're big and strong defensively, JBo will be fine. On a team like the Flames, the guy is a liability. This is like Hanifin - more stay-at-home type. He's been playing well most of this season but there are still times where he's just out of position. Should he be in the top D-pairing with Andersson? He's probably like what we've said - top 4 - best with Tanev. But the way Sutter has his D-pairing, he's got an offensive and defensive mix for each pair on every line. So, as I've said before, you can't really interchange Kylington and Hanifin.
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I just think sometimes a fan can just fixate on a player (good and bad) and only see what they want to see.
Hanifin's numbers for the last two years are more than solid despite changing defense partners.
League rankings for the last two years ...
CA60 24th
CF% 15th
xGA60 28th
xGF% 13th
HDCA60 18th
HDCF% 17th
You can't be top 30 across the big defensive measures AND the overall splits without doing a heck of a job in your own end and in transition.
Glad they didn't deal him for Hall!