It is pretty hard to understand how a player would go to his new team and leave it so much weaker than it was before his new team gets him.
Dubois would be on a better team in 2024-25 had he just played out the year with the Jets or not sign his extension with the Kings or anyone else. That team would not give up a 23 year old rising star or a Tofolli level guy on a 4x2 contract and a past 1st round pick that has been delayed
How much better would LA be with Vilardi and Dubois on the team?
Which team does Hanifin want to play on? One with Lundell on it or one without? If he wants the best chance of success on his likely final contract he just burns this last year and picks Florida as a UFA.
The simple, and possibly best plan for him, is to say he wants to play this year with the Flames and expects to bounce back to his 2021-22 level.
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