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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Desired outcomes:
1. Trade an extended Hanifin for a premium
2. Trade Hanifin as a rental for whatever the market will bear
Re-signing Hanifin shouldn't even be a real option. I really hope it's all posturing (but that seems unlikely at this stage). The Flames assessment of their own players has always been off (see: pretty much every off-season where management says we're a good team that just underachieved).
I really hope this is all posturing, as Hanifin should be traded and the Flames shouldn't be afraid to go in a new direction. Hanifin is not an irreplacable component.
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#3 could still be trade Hanifin after an extension and get better value than dumping him at the deadline.
#4 could be keeping Hanifin means trading Andersson and getting a decent return there instead.
I’m not super doom and gloom if they keep Hanifin even though I want a rebuild. If all Boston and Florida are offering are crap then keeping Hanifin might be the better asset play in the end.
Tanev and Lindholm have to go no matter what though. It is really to bad New Jersey isn’t an attractive destination. I feel like they would have given the best return for Tkachuk and Hanifin.