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NSH declines. In all likelihood, NSH is not the landing spot for Hanafin. While I'm not opposed to seeing Hanafin in a NSH sweater, that would be a very expensive left side for NSH between Josi, McD, and then Hanafin as NSH likely won't find any takers for McD's contract. NSH just signed Molendyk, and so he likely comes into the league right as McD's contract expires and either becomes his natural replacement, or one of Stastney or Del Gaizo does.
McD isn't what he used to be, but he is still serviceable for the time being, so NSH is not in any hurry to sell to make the left side better when they aren't planning on competing. This cost only gets worse when you consider that NSH has to give up one of their few promising center prospects in Parssinen.