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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Don't think I agree with their "top-pairing support or bottom-paring carry" view of Valimaki.
I see our future top pair as Valimaki Andersson, and I don't really see either one supporting or carrying the other. (I mean, obviously both would support each other, but not at the level where that's the only reason they're on the top pair.)
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I'm curious, why do you have Valimaki ahead of Hanifin? I'm not trying to crack on you, I just think Hanifin is underrated around here.
Hanifin isn't yet 23. He has four seasons under his belt and had a really good year on our 2nd pair. Nearly 21 minutes a night, went from -20 to +18. Giveaways were an issue, but it was his first year in this type of role. Only five of his 33 points came on the powerplay, so he was an Excellent 5v5 producer. If anything, they need to do more to get Hanifin involved in the power play this coming season.
To my view, Hanifin's skating is also light years better than Valimaki. But skating isn't everything, just ask Kylington.