Hanifin has a lot of value. But the difficult part with these sorts of deals is finding a team that not only wants him and has assets that the Flames want, but that can fit him into their cap structure.
This article is about a possible landing place for E Karlsson.
https://theathletic.com/4608441/2023...arlsson-trade/
Different player (RD for one thing) but the gist of it will be the same for lining up a Hanifin trade - it’s really hard in today’s NHL to make deals involving big contracts. Half of the interested teams will have to make other deals first just to free up the cap space.