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Originally Posted by TheMagicMan
Being a devils advocate...if Hanafin has so much upside, as reflected with so many positive comments via this thread.. ..then why did Hurricanes give him up?
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Because their new owner wants to slash costs. At the moment, the Hurricanes are dead last in payroll and only about $4 million over the floor.
Both the players the Hurricanes traded were RFAs. They are paying $2,250,000 less for Ferland + Hamilton this year than the Flames are paying for Hanifin + Lindholm. In the future, if Fox signs with them, they'll have him on an ELC.
Presumably the plan is to trade Ferland and/or Hamilton before they reach free agency and demand money that the owner isn't willing to spend.