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Originally Posted by Sandman
If you trade Hanifin, suddenly our D looks questionable. The first pairing is still going to Andersson-Weegar, which is excellent, but would a second pairing of Kylington-Tanev be as good as they were in 2021-22 under a new coach, and after OK has missed a year of hockey? Will Stecher return to solidify the bottom pairing? Do we want Stone to play a full 82 games? If Hanifin wants out, then trade him, but if he goes, we'll be looking for another Hanifin- and OK is not as good as Hanifin.
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Kylington is a question mark for sure. If he can come back at the same level, that would help, but there is no way to know for sure if that will happen.
It would be nice if someone like Solovyov really impresses in camp and can step in. It wouldn't be an immediate Hanifin replacement, but it would help.
I don't know about Stecher. I think some team will overpay for him and I hope it's not us.