Just catching up on this thread... man, some of you are terrible negotiators. Of course, no one is throwing away all their top prospects to acquire Hanifin. But the flipside is that if the deal doesn't cause some pain on the other side, you are not getting value. No way the Flames should accept a proposal like 1st + Maata + avg prospect - they can do better than that at the deadline, without breaking a sweat.
There is value in acquiring Hanifin before the season starts, as that allows the team to integrate him into the system all year. That should add a premium to the deal. A fair deal (now) is to start with a deadline valuation, add a premium for getting him now, and maybe add a bit of a topper if there is some salary dump coming back.
But some of these garbage proposals being thrown around are non-starters.
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