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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
As mentioned above by GioforPM, guys like Forbort are commanding $3 million a season. The people that want Hanafin gone may be up for a rude awakening when they find out how hard it's going to be to replace him in the lineup.
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I'm in camp trade, and I'm not very concerned with adequately replacing him in the next 2-3 years. This is precisely the time the Flames should be bottoming out and getting a high draft pick. Keeping a solid top 4D while maintaining above-average goaltending will prevent that from happening. Give me more Oesterles or even cap dumps from other teams to acquire more assets.
I'm ok with overpaying for a UFA D in 2-3 years and prefer that to paying Hanifin market now in the hopes that you're competitive again in that timeframe. High draft picks in the next couple of years is the most important part of this rebuild/tool.