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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 9 at 3:23 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 12:08 p.m.
Thread: Have your cake and eat it too
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Not_Isles5513</b></div><div>I really like Hanifin as a player and he’s really shown why he was the first defenseman selected in the 2015 draft during his time in Calgary. However, this is not only an egregious overpayment but makes no sense from a fit standpoint. The isles number one need is adding elite talent to their forward core. Hanifin doesn’t fill a significant need and extending him would result in the isles defense being made up of guys in their early to mid thirties for the next decade.</div></div>

Hanifin is the puck moving LHD we’ve lacked since Ledford left. The powerplay needs a puck moving defenseman badly. Pulock and Dobson aren’t it, and Aho is awful. Hanifin is <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Not_Isles5513</b></div><div>I really like Hanifin as a player and he’s really shown why he was the first defenseman selected in the 2015 draft during his time in Calgary. However, this is not only an egregious overpayment but makes no sense from a fit standpoint. The isles number one need is adding elite talent to their forward core. Hanifin doesn’t fill a significant need and extending him would result in the isles defense being made up of guys in their early to mid thirties for the next decade.</div></div>

Hanifin is the puck moving defenseman this team has missed since Leddy and Toews were traded. The main problem this year was the powerplay, and the biggest issue was not having the Leddy/Toews player. I’d like someone other than Lee to play with Horvat and Barzal, but worst case scenario, we could put Durandeau up there. Not ideal, but the puck moving LHD is number 1.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 1, 2023 at 4:59 p.m.