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Originally Posted by butterfly
But Markstrom for Mercer and a 1st? Imagine what you could get for Hanifin in a separate deal.
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Not comparable.
Markstrom is signed for two more years, so a team that acquires him is not just looking for a single playoff run. Hanifin is UFA at the end of this season, and it's widely rumoured that he won't re-sign with any team but Boston.
Also, there are other good defencemen on the market. But there are hardly any starting goalies, and about four teams that urgently need one. It's reported that Conroy isn't even shopping Markstrom; the offers are coming to him.