Sorry to dump this into the 80's hockey thread but not sure if it's been mentioned here yet: Serevalli on his DFO podcast yesterday apparently mentioned that he believes Hanifin has expressed his desire to go to Tampa Bay? Yes I know it's Frank and we should take it all with a grain of salt but still.
Not sure how to format:
The word broke this weekend that the Calgary Flames have essentially been told that top defenseman and impending UFA Noah Hanifin will not be re-signing, and he's entered the trade market. But according to Daily Faceoff hockey insider Frank Seravalli on his DFO podcast, the Boston native and former No. 5 overall selection has expressed to Calgary his preferred landing spot, when all is said and done.
"The indication that I have is, if you were to pinpoint it on a map, I think the Hanifan camp has expressed to the Flames that he has interest in signing in Tampa Bay... I don't know how mutual it is, but the Lightning are in need of defense."
https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2024/0...-team-hed.html