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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
I don't buy for a second that the market is soft for a 27 year old top pairing defensemen who is having the year that Noah is. These players very rarely hit the trade market.
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But if Conroy is (rightly) looking for a package that is reflective of how good a player Hanifin is, but buyers are looking at a pure rental, then there is a gap.
I have no doubt there is lots of interest (what team wouldn't want Hanifin?), the issue is the price.
At one price (1st + good young C, for instance), you trade him. At another price (3 2nds and a mediocre prospect), you extend him. As long as the cap hit is reasonable.