Im beginning to be indifferent towards Hanifin, the more I think about it. There’s benefit to keeping a guy who is willing to stay here for an additional 8 years and is a #2/3 D on this team. Has chemistry with Tanev or Andersson. Weegar can definitely be the middle pairing D that helps the likes of Kylington or Poirier down the road if need be. Hanifin can log top pairing minutes, and imo we have NOT seen the best of him yet. I think his next contract is when we see prime Hanifin.
On the other hand it makes too much sense to move on from him as we are with other players. We didn’t win anything with him. He didn’t play well under pressure most of the time. I’d rather gain the cap space and the assets we receive to retool this team a bit and draft more top end prospects that our scouts are good at.
Guess it depends on the return. I think if Conroy isn’t satisfied, Hanifin will be staying a Calgary Flame. At least we can stomach this 8 year deal with his current age.
Last edited by ForeverFlameFan; 01-07-2024 at 12:07 PM.
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