[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Hanifin is a maddening case. has those brilliant games in him where he's bar none the best guy on the ice and fans are left salivating

but an average Hanifin game usually includes brainfarts that directly result in GA and a minus on the night

just look at the Dallas game. there was a huge gap between Tanev-Weegar and Hanifin-Rasmus in +/- which really reflects the costs of enjoying the offense of Hani-Ras, which is even more goals against than they help us put up

some of that can be attributed to Andersson's tough nights in his own end, but I haven't seen Hanifin take steps toward cutting down the eggregious giveaways

he was arguably the worst d-man against Edmonton. we need him to be better defensively to be worth retaining long time at #1/2 D money

great tools are there but he hasn't yet tied it all together on a consistent basis

still a good d-man that I would have as a #3 on a contending team with a good defensive partner