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Originally Posted by Underdog
I first thought all the talk of trading Hanifin was crazy and would hurt our D without him in our top 4. But the more I hear about Tanev and how he plays and what he did with Hughes, it make sense to pair him with Valimaki.
We didn't sign Tanev to be a 5th/6th guy, he has to be in our top 4. So if Andersen is gonna play with Gio that makes Hanifin the odd man out, and since we're not paying him as a 5th/6th either, he could be used to swap for an impact forward.
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I'm as high on Valimaki as anyone, but let's see if the guy can handle top 4 mins before shipping out guys that have proven capable.
The hope is that Hanifin will eventually be surpassed by Valimaki, but that is a ways away yet. Hanifin/Valimaki are my top 2 LHD's going forward, Giordano is the odd man out for me.