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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I can be definitive because Hanifin is head and shoulders the best D man that was on the market. After the earlier moves where exactly was Vegas going to find a D man remotely as good? Florida and TB were definitely in play and interested. I think this is clearly a newbie GM situation where he got took by an agent and an opposing GM. The return is not disastrous but there was time and he should have used it. Again, he will learn
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There is a huge, experienced team around Conroy.
I think it’s more likely this is the best deal available/would have been available based on extensive, league wide conversations.
I don’t like it, but I don’t think this comes down to a rookie GM being taken advantage of.