I don't think this trade can be properly assessed for a couple more seasons. Hanifin is the same age as Kylington yet has 239 NHL games to his name. There's a good chance he's just scratching the surface in all aspects of his game.
And IMO, anyone who thinks Dougie was our best defenceman didn't watch a lot of Flames games last year. Gio was our best player most nights, let alone best defenceman.
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