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Originally Posted by Jore
He had a good year by counting stats, but his point totals were inflated by secondary assists from higher overall team and league scoring. His primary points (goals+first assists, 14) weren't that different from his totals the year before (10) or 2019-2020 (13). His defensive metrics were nothing to write home about either. He was the second leakiest defender at expected goals against/60 and was on the ice for the most amount of actual goals against, 2nd when adjusted for ice time.
In the playoffs, he was by far the worst defender both offensively and defensively, generating nothing on the puck and surrendering the most without it. Andersson gave up 1 more goal than him but was on the ice for 4 more.
He's young but has played more than 500 games. I've seen nothing about his play in the playoffs that suggested he's improved in a pressure situation since Colorado.
Could he improve? Maybe, but I'm ready to move on and think that there are enough teams liking his profile to make a trade worthwhile. It seems like he could bring in more value through trade+replacing him than his on-ice value for the Flames.
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Nice work on the numbers. They pretty much match my personal eye test. Hanifin’s offensive game is nothing special and his work in the defensive zone has always been underwhelming.
I was on the fence in regards to trading him, but after the 2 rounds of hockey we all witnessed, I think the Flames have a chance to sell high here. The team desperately needs cap space and there are a lot of enticing qualities about Hanifin that GMs will like. Left shot defensemen are easier to find and I don’t think it’ll be as hard to find a more affordable replacement as some might think.
Darryl’s system really makes a defenseman’s job easier and I think it’s a big reason why previously struggling defenders like Gudbranson, Zadorov and Kylington really flourished this season. If the Flames can find their own version of a Trouba-Pionk deal, I’d do that deal in a heartbeat.