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Originally Posted by shutout
That or there are lots of moving parts this summer.
Not that it would be this move. But in another thread the talk about Newhook, Girard and 1st for Lindholm.
If you do that trade you could then do a deal that moves out Hanifin.
Doubt it would happen but in theory Lindholm and Hanifin out.
Nylander, Newhook, Girard, and Dragicevic (drafted with avs pick) in.
Either way you cannot over pay or over extend Hanifin just based on existing organizational depth. If he wants more dollars and/or term than you are willing to pay than you have to trade him and find a replacement elsewhere.
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Hanifin is the guy you want to overpay the least on this blue line.
He’s not an effective penalty killer at all - his short handed Shots against per 60 (53.9) is the worst on the team by a country mile.
He’s the 5th most effective D at generating offense 5v5 (51.38). Going by Goals For/60, he’s 4th (2.90)
His 2.77 goals against/60 and 29.35 Shots Against at 5v5 are last among all the regular D, with only Stecher and Connor “Worst Defenseman in Hockey” Mackey behind him.
None of this is to say he isn’t a quality player, but for a guy who’s going to be looking for a bigger contract than Weegar, I need him to be better than Weegar.
And he’s not. He’s not even close.