I may be in the minority here, but I’m ok if we only get draft picks for Hanifin. The problem with this team is that they keep replacing vacancies each season with ‘plugs’ or cast offs from other teams. I say it’s time they let Poirier, Zary, Pelletier, Coronado, and Phillips (if they can resign him) have a crack at the line up. No offence to Looch, Ritchie, or Lewis,but they’re all ‘past apex’. Give the kids an opportunity to work their way into the line up. Maybe some of them will be first or second liners by the end of the year. Use the draft picks to fill out the Wranglers line up, and take the extra cap room created from Toffoli, Hanafin, and maybe Vladar to give Lindholm a raise. Duclair as a throw in would be just fine…
We are also getting Kylington back this year. With Poirier and ‘Shilly’ back this year, you could argue that we may be even better on defence.
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