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Originally Posted by butterfly
And Hanifin does? Wants the agent to be allowed to talk to other teams, finds out the true value, and now he wants to be in Calgary?
Amazing how draft picks busting is a real risk, but doling out 8 year contracts to 27-year-olds isn’t. Nothing to see here; repeat the five magic words: the cap is going up.
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I don't think there's a huge risk in giving a 27 year old an 8 year contract. If Hanifin has come back and wants to sign then he wants to be here. That extra year is a bonus right? It doesn't mean he's being offered way less, it might be the same, but with Calgary he can lock in another year.
I'd rather trade him, but if they re-sign him I won't be upset about it. A draft picks busting is the norm, not a risk. I mean that in terms of where someone is drafted, they may make the nhl buy most of the time don't reach the potential that was projected.
Unless the return for Hanifin is great they are better off signing him.