Hanifin and Brisson are doing nothing wrong in my opinion. A team interested in Hanifin can ask if he is interested in signing long term, and he either says, nope or provides the contractual framework (presumably 8x7-8ish).
A signed Hanifin is worth more than an unsigned Hanifin, sure, but they aren't tanking his value to spite the Flames, they are just telling those teams where they stand. The risk Hanifin takes is that if he is too restrictive, the Flames pivot to a rental deal for any team that isn't on his no-trade list. I think both sides are motivated to be reasonable and attain a win-win. May not happen, but I think the motivation is there, even if that motivation is primarily self interest.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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