Keeping Hanifin is more about if he is replaceable from with in. Looking at the prospect pool, do we see a Hanifin replacement in one of Poirier, Kuznetsov, or Solovyov? I don’t see one which means they need to keep Hanifin in the fold. Unless someone is going to include a possible replacement in the deal - and why would they? - you don’t trade the player unless he has said he has no interest in signing another contract.
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