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I don't see Hanifin taking this gamble, even if it's with a team like Tampa. There's still far too much risk for him. If both sides want a deal, he'll be a member of the team on July 1. It will be interesting, as if he wants Tampa then JBB will have to decide if letting Stamkos walk and keeping Duke+Hanifin+ufa F add is the right play, or perhaps keeping Stamkos+Hanifin+lesser ufa F add with Duclair gone. There's really no good way to sign all 3 and add 2 more players to reach a 22 player roster, unless a more radical move his made(trading one of Cernak/Serg/Cirelli, which seems doubtful).