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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No one said PP specialist, let's not move the goalposts here.
If you want the big bucks, you need to be a complete player, and that includes production. And if you aren't on the PP, it says a fair bit about a) you, or b) your team. Considering there are NO PP guys on the Flames, it says a fair bit that Hanifin hasn't earned that role.
Really good player. Just a question of price/value. And I find it hard to justify giving him 20-25% more than Weegar.
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These are good points and it is what stops Hanifin from being an elite defenseman.
But you have to give Hanifin his due 5on5 and on the PK. Last night he played 27:46 and Weegar played 19:52.
Their season averages are much closer but Hanifin has really been hitting his stride lately and IMO the gap between he and Weegar has widened.