I’d rather not make the team worse this year.

If it helps us now and next year sure. If not no thanks.
- Santo_44

Several reasons;

1) RHD
2) Young, controllable RFA
3) can defend a bit better than Barrie
- PatC80

Oh ya?
Cool.
I didn't know anything about him.
Never seen him play

okay but Hanifin is 23. and signed for the next 5 years
- BINGO!

Yep and he will be 27 in 3 seasons and a year away from UFA.

If you are going for a full rebuild you take the picks. NJ owners didn’t want that.

They probably wanted him to take Hanafin

Why would stetcher be a good get?
- Fakepartofme

He wouldn't be. Small 6th D for the Canucks. Not worth it. He's the Tyler Bozak of RHD.

Frank Seravelli says the Flames offered New Jersey a package built around Noah Hanifin for Taylor Hall earlier this season and the Devils said no.
- BINGO!

TSN has Carolina's 1st rounder as the #5 most important trade chips up for grabs by Monday. Wouldn't it be funny if Carolina ended up keeping both picks and drafted two players worse than Jake Bean?

Yep and he will be 27 in 3 seasons and a year away from UFA.

If you are going for a full rebuild you take the picks. NJ owners didn’t want that.

They probably wanted him to take Hanafin
- Santo_44

Well then their owners were smart.

Even in a full rebuild, having a 27 year old Hanifin on defense can only help.

Otherwise you'll most likely end up trading for one anyway.... giving up what may be a first rounder in the process.

He is Arb eligible...played like a 2nd pairing D the last 2 seasons before this.
- Santo_44

The only knock on him is his size.

the Corey dude?
dont think every game...but way more than I would ever
- senstroll

Those stats are fine if you don’t get to watch your own team play, not needed if your Keefe/Dubas..they get to watch the tape and I’m sure they can figure out if the goalie just sucked or he was beat by a good shot / play - poor d etc etc

I don’t care about the rest of the league

JMO of course.

Well then their owners were smart.

Even in a full rebuild, having a 27 year old Hanifin on defense can only help.

Otherwise you'll most likely end up trading for one anyway.... giving up what may be a first rounder in the process.
- Scabeh

I also don’t think I view Hanfin as highly as you guys do.

He’s been a decent 2nd pairing guy. Seems like Flames fans have been wanting to trade him for a while.

He wouldn't be. Small 6th D for the Canucks. Not worth it. He's the Tyler Bozak of RHD.
- JohnFergusonJr

Is it fair to say, you haven't watch Stetcher play?

That Marleau contract is such a disaster for us.

Well then their owners were smart.

Even in a full rebuild, having a 27 year old Hanifin on defense can only help.

Otherwise you'll most likely end up trading for one anyway.... giving up what may be a first rounder in the process.
- Scabeh

I had really high hopes for him but he's been... not very good this year.

Those stats are fine if you don’t get to watch your own team play, not needed if your Keefe/Dubas..they get to watch the tape and I’m sure they can figure out if the goalie just sucked or he was beat by a good shot / play - poor d etc etc

I don’t care about the rest of the league

JMO of course.
- Garnie

Good shots and plays happen multiple times a game. There’s plenty of shots in a game that a goalie could get beat and it wouldn’t be “his fault”

The goalies job is to make tough saves not just the floaters from the half boards.

TSN has Carolina's 1st rounder as the #5 most important trade chips up for grabs by Monday. Wouldn't it be funny if Carolina ended up keeping both picks and drafted two players worse than Jake Bean?
- winsix

I think they're packaging it and Haula for something bigger.

okay but Hanifin is 23. and signed for the next 5 years
- BINGO!

How Would you like a broken Johnsson for him?

Is it fair to say, you haven't watch Stetcher play?
- PatC80

Is it fair to say another undersized, #6D is not what the Leafs need?

Already have Holl signed at 2 AAV to be better.

He wouldn't be. Small 6th D for the Canucks. Not worth it. He's the Tyler Bozak of RHD.
- JohnFergusonJr

I think they're packaging it and Haula for something bigger.
- BINGO!

Haula atcha boi.

Is it fair to say another undersized, #6D is not what the Leafs need?

Already have Holl signed at 2 AAV to be better.
- JohnFergusonJr

The wrong streak continues for UG

I had so many people tell me the Leafs were a joke for picking Marner over that future #1 stud Hannifan

Is it fair to say another undersized, #6D is not what the Leafs need?

Already have Holl signed at 2 AAV to be better.
- JohnFergusonJr

but Stetcher is not a 6th D-man..

Quinn Hughes rapid development took over some of his ice time, but last year Stetcher played close to 20 minutes a night. That's not a bottom pairing guy minutes

That Marleau contract is such a disaster for us.
- RogerRoeper

No it’s not, he’s gone and we’ll be fine.

You love to harp on stuff

We trade down most of the time anyways....so who cares.

I had so many people tell me the Leafs were a joke for picking Marner over that future #1 stud Hannifan
- RogerRoeper

you were right about a thing

nice

The wrong streak continues for UG
- Santo_44

Stetcher is small, so he's not good.. We need moar Gubrandson

No it’s not, he’s gone and we’ll be fine.

You love to harp on stuff

We trade down most of the time anyways....so who cares.
- Garnie

We need it for a trade