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SuperMatt18 · 03-06-2024, 09:56 AM

I do think the market for a signed Hanifin will be better than a not signed Hanifin, but don't think it was ever going to be like Tkachuk. An RFA vs a UFA is a big difference in the value that the contract added.

If we look at the closest comparable which was the Hampus Lindholm trade:

1st 2022
2nd 2023
2nd 2024
Vaakaneinen

and compare it to one of the rumors I think there was about the Lightning offer:

1st 2026
2nd 2025
Isaac Howard

So I would say the 1st, and 2nd are equivalent, but that Howard is a better prospect than Vaakaneinen was (more upside at this point). So really that feels like it's about a 2nd/3rd round pick light in compared to what Lindholm got but comparable overall.

03-06-2024, 09:56 AM	#369
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	I do think the market for a signed Hanifin will be better than a not signed Hanifin, but don't think it was ever going to be like Tkachuk. An RFA vs a UFA is a big difference in the value that the contract added. If we look at the closest comparable which was the Hampus Lindholm trade: 1st 2022 2nd 2023 2nd 2024 Vaakaneinen and compare it to one of the rumors I think there was about the Lightning offer: 1st 2026 2nd 2025 Isaac Howard So I would say the 1st, and 2nd are equivalent, but that Howard is a better prospect than Vaakaneinen was (more upside at this point). So really that feels like it's about a 2nd/3rd round pick light in compared to what Lindholm got but comparable overall.