Confirmed with Link: 1st round - #5OA - D Noah Hanifin - Boston College

[Joe McGrath]

every. single. draft prospect ****s this up. every single one.

I'm guessing its auto-correct issue. They're used to their phone correcting things for them if you miss a space, but that doesn't work with a part/apart.


Edit: Or they're dumb.

 

[TheOllieC]

Hanifin better be in the NHL next year. I'll need him on NHL 16.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

every. single. draft prospect ****s this up. every single one.

Could Twitter's character limit have something to do with it?

Although if that were the case, the extra exclamation point would have been the first to go.

 

[VAcaniac]

Hopefully he turns out better than Jack Johnson. Something is very wrong. The freaking hurricanes have D depth?!

 

[gocanes88]

Soon.

 

[Ben Grimm]

DaveG , tarheelhockey

Congrats, my friends. You got the 3rd best player in the draft and that combined with the Bruins' trades and picks (JAKUB ZBORIL who was ranked 14th before the draft was a fine pick) will have Carolina in the playoffs in 2 years and they will

 

[DougieSmash]

"To hear my name called by an organization that I wanted to play for was an honor." --Noah Hanifin

"I'm so excited to be a part of Hurricanes. I wish the season was starting next week" -- J. Wisniewski

 

[Johnnyduke]

BC fan here. Expectation is hanifin returns for his sophomore year but i have no idea what the hurricanes want here. I have to believe they're ok with another year of seasoning in college but some of you are prob connected.

 

[GindyDraws]

I spaced out on him for a moment, but then remembered his Team USA stuff in the USHL...

He was a steal, that's for damn sure. Just trying to figure out, however, who would be the Porzingis of the NHL Draft this year.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Could Twitter's character limit have something to do with it?

Although if that were the case, the extra exclamation point would have been the first to go.

You are giving an 18 year old hockey player the benefit of the doubt with grammar? Hmmm. Bigger man than I.

 

[Buenos Necas]

I recently found some of my papers from high school...wanted to call up my teachers and apologize.

 

[Sundinisagod]

Congrats Canes fans on this pick, short of winning the lottery this was the best possible outcome for you guys imho. Though I like Marner very much I'm very disappointed we passed on Hanifin. No matter how good Marner becomes I'll cry tears of jealousy when Hanifin wins his first Norris...I should be fine for his next 4 or 5 though

 

[Sonny21]

Congrats Canes fans on this pick, short of winning the lottery this was the best possible outcome for you guys imho. Though I like Marner very much I'm very disappointed we passed on Hanifin. No matter how good Marner becomes I'll cry tears of jealousy when Hanifin wins his first Norris...I should be fine for his next 4 or 5 though

Ditto. I wanted Hanifin all the way with the 4th pick. I believe in this kid so much, his the real deal!

Jealous that you guys got him, congrats!

 

[Bub]

Don't forget that we have two first round picks next draft too. It's happening.

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

He's going to be a stud for you guys.

His transition game is unreal for a dman. Don't think I've seen a draft eligible dman as good as him when it comes to transitional play. It's a joy to watch him retrieve a puck, skate, and fire a perfect outlet pass to a forward in stride. He will automatically improve the Canes in that area the moment he steps on NHL ice.

I do have questions about his offensive game while he's in the offensive zone, but that could improve with time.

 

[VAcaniac]

"To hear my name called by an organization that I wanted to play for was an honor." --Noah Hanifin

"I'm so excited to be a part of Hurricanes. I wish the season was starting next week" -- J. Wisniewski

I have loved this team through their darkest days (05 and other seasons) but sometimes I just want to know what they're smoking/how satan doesnt burn them alive all joking memes aside.

 

[VAcaniac]

In onther words, lets create a checklist why this might all go terribly wrong.#lifeasacanesfan #idonthaveptsd

 

[Anton Babchuk]

I have loved this team through their darkest days (05 and other seasons) but sometimes I just want to know what they're smoking/how satan doesnt burn them alive all joking memes aside.

wisniewski is likely legitimately happy because he's a good plymouth/compuware boy and was a healthy scratch in anaheim, whereas here he'll easily be playing 20 mins a night.

hanifin is just being nice. he probably wants to die

 

[froze]

Tony MacDonald aka Director of Amateur Scouting said this in his interview on Hanifin.

"His game is at a point where going back to college isn't going to improve his game. I think he is beyond that at this point in time."

Sounds like MacDonald doesn't want him to go back to college lol.

I don't think that throwing Hanifin into an NHL slot next year would be smart unless he turns out to be Ekblad good in camp. He needs a year or two until he is top-pairing in the NHL which is where he needs to be, not just on the team because he is good enough to be on the bottom pairing as a young D-man.

If Hanifin does not make huge impression at the camp, he should go back to BC or maybe skate a year in Charlotte. He needs to be top pairing in the NHL (or at least top four) and if he is not ready for that, he needs to play top minutes at BC or Charlotte rather than 8 minutes a night in Raleigh.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

"Pan O Fins" jersey in cart....

...dare i click "place order"?

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

I don't think that throwing Hanifin into an NHL slot next year would be smart unless he turns out to be Ekblad good in camp. He needs a year or two until he is top-pairing in the NHL which is where he needs to be, not just on the team because he is good enough to be on the bottom pairing as a young D-man.

If Hanifin does not make huge impression at the camp, he should go back to BC or maybe skate a year in Charlotte. He needs to be top pairing in the NHL (or at least top four) and if he is not ready for that, he needs to play top minutes at BC or Charlotte rather than 8 minutes a night in Raleigh.

didn't Ekblad get concussed at camp

i hope he doesn't turn out that kind of good

 

[GoldiFox]

I don't think that throwing Hanifin into an NHL slot next year would be smart unless he turns out to be Ekblad good in camp. He needs a year or two until he is top-pairing in the NHL which is where he needs to be, not just on the team because he is good enough to be on the bottom pairing as a young D-man.

If Hanifin does not make huge impression at the camp, he should go back to BC or maybe skate a year in Charlotte. He needs to be top pairing in the NHL (or at least top four) and if he is not ready for that, he needs to play top minutes at BC or Charlotte rather than 8 minutes a night in Raleigh.

Hanifin, right now, is a top-4 D on the Canes in terms of talent. Personally I think he is every bit as good as Ekblad was coming out of the CHL. While that type on NHL transition is more the exception rather than the rule, Hanifin has it in him.

There is no scenario where he gets 8 minutes a night. The Canes have proven with Fleury that they are willing to be patient if the situation dictates. Hanifin is either planted in the top-4 playing 15+ minutes a night or headed back to BC.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

Hanifin wouldn't get anywhere near 8 minutes per game even if he was on the third pairing.

Jordan averaged the least TOI among our regular defensemen at 15:56.

 

[Cane mutiny]

I would like him to get his 9 games and go to charlotte and get used to the long pro season and learn how to protect himself against men. If they aren't in the playoffs, he can come up at the end of the season again. I think they really limited Skinners potential by throwing him in with the wolves at 19. I don't want them to make the same mistake with Hanifin. IMHO

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

He became only the second person in league history (Crosby) to score 30, before they turned 19.

And he won the Calder. Hardly being "thrown to the wolves"