[Signing] Hanifin signs. 6 years, $4.95M AAV

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

Thank our lucky pennies Tre got this done before Chia pet handed out a 6x6 to Nurse

I read pennies as a different word, which gave this phrase a *very* different meaning...

[AC]

I'm pumped for the signing.

7 would have been amazing though.

[timbit]

Look at the comparable RFA D who signed this summer.

Remarkably good negotiating from Treliving. No surprise!

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Put in a 14th forward and the Flames have potentially $1.7 to $1.9 mil cap space to start the season (assuming no injuries).

Which really highlights how there was no getting around the Brouwer buyout, it had to be done.

[greentree]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Hanifin hasn’t done enough to earn $5 million IMO. I think it starts with a 4 for 6 years.

Quoted for excellence.

[sureLoss]

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/holl...ng/c-299908078

The moment Noah Hanifin heard the news from agent Pat Brisson on June 23 that he'd been dealt to the Flames, he was at home in Boston, at a local Cineplex, about five minutes into a screening of Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom.

Well, there's obviously something about the magic of the movies …

"You're not going to believe this," laughed the freshly-signed Hanifin, long distance late Thursday. "I'm in Tampa Bay right now with Auston Matthews and some guys - Charlie McEvoy, Kyle Palmieri - at a camp. We skated this morning and - I'm not making this up - I was a movie theatre this afternoon when I talked to Pat, my agent, about the deal being done. I swear to God.

"Yes, again.

"We were watching Mile 22, with Mark Wahlberg. I told my dad later: 'How wild is that? Isn't that the weirdest thing?'

"I have good luck with movie theatres, I guess."

The luck, really, is two-fold: Hannifin, a RFA, gets a newly-minted six-year deal worth $4.95 million per. The Flames get the emerging young D-man they can pencil into their top-four for the next half-a-dozen winters.

Term of contract was a major factor for both sides.

"It's a big commitment,'' agreed Hanifin, a vital component in the five-player deal that shipped Dougie Hamilton, among others, to Carolina. "I know it took a bit of time, was a bit of a process, but I was confident. I knew it'd get done.

"I wanted to be in Calgary really badly. And obviously with the situation there, it's been a busy off-season for Brad (Treliving) and the entire staff there.

"Just really happy it's finally official. This is a big deal for me and my family.

"Great organization. Big hockey town. And, I think, a heckuva hockey team.

"I wanted to be there for a long time. There's a really bright future and I want to be a part of it for the long run.

"That's really important to me. I just want to get to work now."

That restless ambition, Hanifin believes, has been a part of his inner make-up for as long as he can remember.

"I've always wanted to be the best,'' he said. "I'm coming into my fourth season and I really believe my game has gotten better every year. I don't think that's going to stop anytime soon.

"I'm definitely ready to take my game to the next level, have more responsibility - more minutes, against tougher players.

"This, now, is something I've been preparing for my first few years in Carolina. I definitely feel ready to deal with it."

Another word that's continually used in describing the Boston-born, fifth-overall pick in the 2015 entry draft, is 'mature'.
And small wonder. He had to grow up early.

At age 13, Hanifin was an eighth-grade student and playing varsity hockey at St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Mass., when his father, Bob, was diagnosed with colon and kidney cancer.

There followed a year of chemotherapy. Hanifin's mom and two younger siblings, leaned on the oldest son during that period.

"That was a tough time for my family,'' he admits. "My dad and I are extremely close. Just seeing him go through that was … hard. But at the same time, I think that was an important time in my life … I had to kind of help out, be there for my siblings and my mom. You're depended upon and it makes you stronger.

"Thankfully he's doing really well right now. And I know he's excited to get up to Calgary and watch me play some games there."

[Monahan For Mayor]

I like it.

[420since1974]

With $850k in Potential Performance Bonuses, this leaves the Flames with up to $1.738M to fill the 14th forward position.

[Samonadreau]

So this buys 2 UFA years?

[Zulu29]

Wow! Great deal by Tre. Would’ve loved 7 years as I think Hanifin is gonna be a great player but hard to complain with this deal.

[dammage79]

Well holy! Less than dougie. Beautiful.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by dammage79

PLZ be under 7m per year. My hockey pool begs you.

Nailed it!

[MisterJoji]

Not that I should be surprised at this point, but Treliving knocks it out of the park with yet another contract. Wizard.

[flamesfan1297]

Seems like a great contract! Good work Tre, less than I was expecting!

[Anduril]

Buys 2 years of UFA and he'll be 27 at the end of it.

If this kid lives up to the potential this could be an amazing deal with the potential to have a stud on our blue line for a decade+.

[JurassicTunga12]

Treliving continues to be unreal with these signings.

[shadowlord]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

Thank our lucky pennies Tre got this done before Chia pet handed out a 6x6 to Nurse

So does this Hanafin contract allow Chia to get a cheaper deal out of Nurse? I saw the Nurse/Hanafin deals as potentially setting the bar for one another, even though they're not quite comparable in terms of age.

If Nurse signs first to an overpay, then we could be forced to overpay for Hanfin.

If Hanafin signs first to a good deal, then Oilers would try to get a discount for Nurse.

Thoughts?

[dammage79]

How about we leave the Oilers out of it. Eff them and eff talking about them constantly. They suck and still have the 2nd best player in the world while still sucking. Nothing to see there.

[csnarpy]

Frikkin Tre, He takes a look at the cap and makes it his bitch.

[FlamesNation23]

Originally Posted by shadowlord

So does this Hanafin contract allow Chia to get a cheaper deal out of Nurse? I saw the Nurse/Hanafin deals as potentially setting the bar for one another, even though they're not quite comparable in terms of age.

If Nurse signs first to an overpay, then we could be forced to overpay for Hanfin.

If Hanafin signs first to a good deal, then Oilers would try to get a discount for Nurse.

Thoughts?

Ya they should try. But its chiarelli so he will bend over and give Nurse a 6 yr deal with 5.5 aav or something