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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
So the plan is to miss the playoffs? Because they only way Hanifin gets dealt at the deadline is if the Flames are 4+ points out of playoff spot.
Fans need to get their heads around the very real possibility that we talk Hanifin (and Backlund) to free agency.
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If Conroy believes Hanifin is not re-signing (which seems patently obvious), I think Conroy will trade him at the trade deadline whether we are in the playoffs or not. The Gaudreau situation was different in that: 1) he was our franchise player, and 2) we thought we had a really good shot at re-signing him.
The danger with waiting to move him at the deadline isn’t that we are in the playoffs…the danger with waiting is that Hanifin gets hurt or has a horrific season.