Quoting: sensonfire
1. So, there is truth to that.
Good.
If the Bruins managed to get Hanifin in 2015, they would have got an elite two-way defenseman instead of needing to watch Zboril turn into the highest picked bust of the 2015 draft.
But that's water under the bridge ...
2. I am really just comparing apples to apples. Lindholm is a better comp for Hanifin than Orlov.
Calgary can have Forbort instead of Grzelcyk, but I could care less.
And why does Hanifin deserve a Lindholm-like package ?
Because Hanifin will sign an 8 year extension, he's of the same calibre, he was drafted about as high as Lindholm and he produces way more offensively on a weaker team.
That's why.
3. If Hanifin is moved to Boston, he'll became your new favourite toy.
And you'll become a way bigger homer over Hanifin than you are right now.
Alright, here's the problem - you're taking guesses and declaring them as objective truths. we don't know what sweeney was thinking at the 2015 draft (and why on earth does it matter at all? welcome to 2024). We don't know that Hanifin will sign an extension in Boston. I'm sure he'd love to be there, but if he thinks he's a $7.5M player, and Sweeney thinks he's a $6M player, then it's dead on arrival. Lastly, I know what hanifin is. he would be my fourth favorite boston d man....i wouldn't really care. good player, would be great to have on the team, but i just don't really care.
Now:
1. no, he isn't in the same conversation as Lindholm. nowhere close.
2. no, his willingness to extend does not impact his trade value in a meaningful way. we have precedent for this. maybe it bumps a 3rd to a 2nd. it's not a big deal.
3. no, we don't know that it's a lock an extension is signed.
4. no, we can't just copy paste the lindholm trade. boston doesn't have a multi-year cap dump they want to ditch on a team, so it's just not really worth discussing.
5. where a guy was drafted doesn't matter at all 10 years later. stop bringing it up as some reason why players are comparable.
Here is what's reasonable. All deals also have forbort going to calgary:
a 1st, 3rd, and beecher/merkulov/other similar prospect
Lohrei and a 2nd.
That's what is reasonable. maybe hanifin bucks a 20 year trend, but i kind of doubt it.