A 1st round pick and a very likely 2nd round pick is a good return for Hanifin in abstract, especially as a rental. The player is a throw-in for sure, but at least he could add something to the team for a short period of time while they build for the future.
I think that Hanifin was suddenly overrated by this forum and fanbase for what he did the last couple of months (wasn't amazing to start the year btw), and so recency bias is playing into this a little.
I also think that we are desperate for key building blocks for the future from all these UFAs, and I think we have them overall, but it's hard to see because it's all picks for now.
If you thought you were going to rob another team blind continually, you were dreaming (Vancouver notwithstanding).
The cupboard will be restocked. The team will do the hard and arduous process of building through drafting and development. It's what you all were screaming about for years, and here it is. It ain't gonna be pretty for a bit, but it's what will work long term. Get used to it, and don't bitch and moan now that Hanifin didn't return a 1st, and a 2nd AND an elite prospect. That was never going to happen for a guy like Noah.
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