Sportsnet: Hanifin drawing attention

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Per Friedman. Says with a thin amount of d in free agency teams are looking at Hanifin.

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[Mobiandi]

I will do cartwheels when he finally gets traded

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

I will do cartwheels when he finally gets traded

Why? He not good?

 

[Bond]

Why? He not good?

I think he is but he is Bouwmeester 2.0. Just quietly does a lot of things really well but has zero flash.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Why? He not good?

What? He’s been a top D in the league for 3 years in a row? He’s significantly better than Hamilton was when the flames traded him

 

[super6646]

Why? He not good?

Man hates him. Tbh it’s a bit irrational how far he takes it.

Hanifin is fine. He just isn’t flashy like kylington or as good an all around dman as say Weegar, but he’s fine.

What? He’s been a top D in the league for 3 years in a row?

Now this is not true either. Fringe top 60, I see him as a solid #3 imo.

 

[Breakers]

I think he is but he is Bouwmeester 2.0. Just quietly does a lot of things really well but has zero flash.

You want flash?

Tyler’s Myers is the flashiest piece of garbage in the league and is available

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Everyone looking for thick d apparently

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

What? He’s been a top D in the league for 3 years in a row?

That’s why I ask, always thought he had a solid rep. I remembered there was a hater though, shoulda known I might be quoting him.

Can he play RD?

 

[Bond]

You want flash?

Tyler’s Myers is the flashiest piece of garbage in the league and is available

lol exactly. There are some Flames fans who think Kylington is better but he is the most chaotic defensemen I have ever watched but every now and then he makes a really nice breakout rush

 

[Double Dion]

Man hates him. Tbh it’s a bit irrational how far he takes it.

Hanifin is fine. He just isn’t flashy like kylington or as good an all around dman as say Weegar, but he’s fine.


Now this is not true either. Fringe top 60, I see him as a solid #3 imo.

He's been top 20 analytically for 3 straight years now. Top 10 in 2 of those 3 years. The notion that he's a #3 is frankly ridiculous.

 

[Bond]

Man hates him. Tbh it’s a bit irrational how far he takes it.

Hanifin is fine. He just isn’t flashy like kylington or as good an all around dman as say Weegar, but he’s fine.


Now this is not true either. Fringe top 60, I see him as a solid #3 imo.

I think he is a #2 and the Flames D looks thin without him.

 

[Mobiandi]

Why? He not good?

He’s been given every opportunity to be THE guy in our defense group but all he’s doing now is blocking the path of a superior player in Kylington.

Useless in the offensive zone despite all the PP time. Not slow, but not really the upper echelon skater he’s advertised to be. Pretty soft in tight-checking games. He’s found his niche now as a shut-down guy that can only contain second line talent and below.

Would love nothing more than to get some good assets for him because he is overmatched in the top pairing role we keep trying to play him in. 8 more years of Hanifin would be silly after the 6 we’ve seen from him

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

He’s been given every opportunity to be THE guy in our defense group but all he’s doing now is blocking the path of a superior player in Kylington.

Useless in the offensive zone despite all the PP time. Not slow, but not really the upper echelon skater he’s advertised to be. Pretty soft in tight-checking games. He’s found his niche now as a shut-down guy that can only contain second line talent and below.

Would love nothing more than to get some good assets for him because he is overmatched in the top pairing role we keep trying to play him in. 8 more years of Hanifin would be silly after the 6 we’ve seen from him

Sold. You can have one Victor Olofsson.

 

[Bond]

He’s been given every opportunity to be THE guy in our defense group but all he’s doing now is blocking the path of a superior player in Kylington.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

“He’s a top D in the league” to “he’s worse than Kylington” is QUITE the range of opinion from within the same fanbase

 

[Double Dion]

We've always done this with defenseman. It's comical to me. It's like Hanifin is the new Backlund. For a decade he's been our best center. It took 9 years until most fans realized it. Hanifin is our best pure defender and no one knows it.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Hanifin

For

Kuznetsov

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Man hates him. Tbh it’s a bit irrational how far he takes it.

Hanifin is fine. He just isn’t flashy like kylington or as good an all around dman as say Weegar, but he’s fine.


Now this is not true either. Fringe top 60, I see him as a solid #3 imo.

analytically he's been a top ~25 5v5 dmen for a while but fell back this year a bit as the team in general had relatively poor results. Calgary is definitely best off trying to extend him though. If he is traded it should be only be if he doesn't want to sign a long term deal or if Lindholm wanting out forces us to rebuild, and then only moved for futures

 

[Bond]

Hanifin

For

Kuznetsov

Stop trying to make Kuznetsov to the Flames happen lol

 

[Double Dion]

analytically he's been a top ~25 5v5 dmen for a while but fell back this year a bit as the team in general had relatively poor results. Calgary is definitely best off trying to extend him though. If he is traded it should be only be if he doesn't want to sign a long term deal or if Lindholm wanting out forces us to rebuild, and then only moved for futures

He should be priority ahead of Lindholm for signing IMO. His game will age very well. Anything under 7 even at max term I'd sign in a second.

Hanifin

For

Kuznetsov

Flames counter with your choice of Kadri or Huberdeau. Or both. Cap dumps for cap dumps. Assets for assets.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Duclair, Denisenko and 2023 2nd

 

[CycloneSweep]

I think he is but he is Bouwmeester 2.0. Just quietly does a lot of things really well but has zero flash.

So perfect for the Oilers. Can he play right?

 

[GhostfaceWu]

What? He’s been a top D in the league for 3 years in a row? He’s significantly better than Hamilton was when the flames traded him

In what world has he been a top d?

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

He should be priority ahead of Lindholm for signing IMO. His game will age very well. Anything under 7 even at max term I'd sign in a second.

While I agree that the age is better I think Calgary sinks without Lindholm. You need a legitimate 1C and without Lindholm Calgary doesn't have anyone remotely close to filling that role. If Lindholm won't sign this summer Calgary should probably look to do an LA Kings style rebuild where they sell hard for the next 2-3 drafts while still having some big deals on the roster then start the upswing right after that. Everyone talked about the Kings having the best prospect pool in the league the last few years but their best prospects when they started rebuilding were Gabe Vilardi and Rasmus Kupari