David Pagnotta: Commerce Deadline spherical desk with Dennis Bernstein, Aaron Ward and Shane Kelly on Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Pagnotta: “The staff we have been speaking about earlier, the Calgary Flames. That moved (Chris) Tanev. DB, Noah Hanifin presumably subsequent to exit of Calgary.
The value tag, a little bit bit totally different – first-round choose, a high prospect, and a 3rd asset as a part of it, at the least on the, on the ask. He’s a left shot D, little bit totally different. What do you see occurring there?
Bernstein: “Effectively, the staff that trades for him has acquired to do to sign-and-trade, proper, if that’s the asking value. You’re not going to hire him for that. I’m sorry. Until you assume he’s the ultimate piece of the puzzle and I don’t, it’s good as he’s and he’s 26 years outdated and that’s the important thing guys. You understand, you have a look at Tanev who’s 34 years outdated, is eight years distinction. With the identical these two, these two belongings.
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Like if I used to be I’d hold him and signal him, however apparently, it’s not gonna occur. So like that …”
Pagnotta: “He’d prefer to however Hanafin doesn’t.”
Bernstein: “Okay, so.”
Ward: “Hanifin wasn’t precisely loving it right here in Carolina. He doesn’t precisely love in Calgary. So I feel it’s a sensible play for Conroy to get Tanev off the books, proper? So he strikes him and now mainly, by eradicating that asset from the market, casts extra of a deal with the truth that Hanifin is now obtainable.
So if we’re actually taking him at face worth that Markstrom is now not obtainable, Conroy simply has to deal with Hanifin. The league has to deal with Hanifin as a result of he’s the glamorous piece. That for those who can someway get him, and I’m with Dennis, like it’s a must to signal him. It’s manner an excessive amount of these days simply to surrender to then transfer on and say, ‘Okay, nice having you for these previous few months. Have an incredible day.’
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It’s not going to work. So I imply, you bought to get in along with his agent and you bought to permit the participant and the agent to speak to wherever potential groups are to facilitate this within the subsequent seven days.”
