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dustygoon · 10-19-2018, 08:29 AM

I'm a big fan of Hanifin.

Stepping back a bit.....BT wanted/needed to trade Hamilton. The criteria for players back seems pretty obvious....young, right shooting winger/center to shore up the right side. AND....don't blow a whole in the blue line, so some current playing solid defenseman had to come back.

I looked around at every team....there is not one situation that offered players that fit those parameters without the defenseman coming back being subpar or probably unattainable if included alongside the young forward (either older or 4th/5th spot type upside). The only ones i could find were with Ducks....taking one of their blue liners (montour) and Rakell. But that seems again unattainable. Another was LA....Toffoli and Ledue. And Minny...Dumba and Coyle. Not enough upside there.

10-19-2018, 08:29 AM	#56
dustygoon Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bay Area Exp:	I'm a big fan of Hanifin. Stepping back a bit.....BT wanted/needed to trade Hamilton. The criteria for players back seems pretty obvious....young, right shooting winger/center to shore up the right side. AND....don't blow a whole in the blue line, so some current playing solid defenseman had to come back. I looked around at every team....there is not one situation that offered players that fit those parameters without the defenseman coming back being subpar or probably unattainable if included alongside the young forward (either older or 4th/5th spot type upside). The only ones i could find were with Ducks....taking one of their blue liners (montour) and Rakell. But that seems again unattainable. Another was LA....Toffoli and Ledue. And Minny...Dumba and Coyle. Not enough upside there.