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100%. I thought he was completely out of his element in the playoffs. Dallas really went after him hard in the playoffs and he wilted. He might have even been worse in the Oiler series, Hanifin struggled with their physicality too and the pace of play may have been too quick for him to process.
There were a lot of moments over the last month where I’d be shaking my head and looking to see who screwed up and it ended up being Hanifin more often than not. I don’t think the guy is built for the playoffs and I really don’t care if he’s 25, he’s a 7 year vet and his past playoff experience should’ve better prepared him for these playoffs and he failed badly to meet the challenge. It might have been his worst play as pro hockey player to date.
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Agree, I was doing the same thing. I'm still hoping that since he is a D and D tends to mature slower, and also, he hasn't play in playoff all that much in his career and I really hope having Sutter as coach, may be he'll learn a thing or two. But if he isn't a quick learner, then I don't mind may be trading him?
Man, I missed having a rough and tumble, rock em sock em defensemen.