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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Umm that is concerning if they keep trying to sign him and he doesn't want too.
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I don't think it is really concerning. They could be simultaneously looking for trade options and trying to see if they can sign him. Hanifin being unsure if he wants to sign long term, and out right not wanting to sign are two different things and I don't think anyone really knows what Hanifin is thinking. One thing they don't want to do with a player who is unsure, is drag it out to June 30th like Treliving did with Gaudreau, obviously. Being unsure at the deadline should be treated the same as not wanting to.
I do think if they are still trying to sign Hanifin, it is probably a sign that they aren't getting the trade offers they want, which probably also gives Hanifin leverage in negotiations. That part is a little concerning.