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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
That's a fair concern. And I think the #1 D pairing will decline over the next couple years.
But given Hanifin's age and skillset, I think the #2 pairing will improve at about the same rate that the #1 pairing declines. At some point, I expect Hanifin/Hamonic will became the #1 pairing.
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Thats the hope but the real biggest risk in this whole trade is that Gio remains elite for another ~1.5 seasons.
That is a big time risk but end of the day goaltending will be what makes or breaks this team. Smith just isn't good enough to take us deep in the playoffs. he'd be better suited as a 1B at this point.