Hanifin is the exact type of player to go after, somebody who slipped through the depth charts, kind of like Hamuis. The cost may be high but if you aren’t willing to pay what we paid for Gudbranson you are a little crazy. A defenseman like Hanifin has a tonne of upside, is fairly decent where he is right now and has the potential to be better.
I would see who is available at 7, trade our pick if Wahlstrom or Hughes are gone ( Zadina too obviously ) and be willing to included one of Lind, Gadjovich or next years 2nd. If we could hang onto our 1st I’d move Gaudette, Demko or Dahlen +.
None of the Defensemen this year outside of Dahlin and Hughes are that exciting, of the big 4-boqvist, Bouchard, Hughes and Dobson I am willing to be 1 busts, 2 are 4-5 level and one is considered a good pick