Ah I see. Totally forgot about fleury.. Another smooth skater to add to their backend. I think he may have a bigger impact of he reaches his full upside. From why I've read he seems like he can be Duncan Keith like in the transition from defense to offense. He may not ever be as agile as Keith but I'd say they're similar in some ways. If the leafs picked hanifin I wouldn't of been upset at all though, only players I didn't want at 4 were anyone outside of hanifin and marner
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Ah I see. Totally forgot about fleury.. Another smooth skater to add to their backend. I think he may have a bigger impact of he reaches his full upside. From why I've read he seems like he can be Duncan Keith like in the transition from defense to offense. He may not ever be as agile as Keith but I'd say they're similar in some ways. If the leafs picked hanifin I wouldn't of been upset at all though, only players I didn't want at 4 were anyone outside of hanifin and marner
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Allthough there's lot to like, that sort of thinking is more likely to lead into disappointment than vise versa. If he stabilises position in the line up alone on the post draft year that's a very good accomplishement alone.
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Did anyone see the Canes game last night? I am a big fan of Hanifin and was looking for a fair assessment of how he looked in preseason?
Mark Kandy
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Didn't see the game but he has 1 assist and finished with -1 versus an offensive force that was on fire, so not bad. 23:01 of icetime, played 2:21 on the PP and 5:12 on the PK. 2 shots, 1 hit, 2 blockshots, 2 takeaways.
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All the streams were very choppy, so really hard to tell how he did. It was a men against boys scenario in that game though, so no matter what, I wouldn't put too much stock into it. Pens had almost all their fire-power (Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, Hornqvist, Kunitz, Letang, Maata, etc..) and a ton of NHL experience on the ice. Canes were missing their top line, only had 2 guys on D with ANY NHL experience and only 5 guys with > 82 games experience.
Pens are a far superior team even when both teams are at full strength, but this was a particularly bad mis-match based on the players iced.
Pens are a far superior team even when both teams are at full strength, but this was a particularly bad mis-match based on the players iced.
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Hanifin logged 23:02 of ice time with an assist, 2 blocked shots, 2 takeaways, 2:21 of PP time & 5:12 of SH time, was a -1 in debut.
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Not a bad start playing against Crosby Kessel line in his first NHL competition! I know its early but the kid is going to be a very very good player..
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Hanifin had an assist in his first preseason game and three assists in his second game. I'm pretty confident he'll start the season in the NHL.
I went to the Canes and Islanders preseason game in Halifax, and the most impressive player on the ice by far to me was Hanifin. He played like Carolina's #1 dman, his skating is impressive, and he makes really hard, accurate passes. He's able to skate out of trouble and make surprise passes. I was amazed.
Jeff Skinner was much better but yeah Hanifin looked really good. Didn't realize there was even a chance he wouldn't make the team. He should be in the Canes top 4 from opening day.
Skinner did score 3 goals, but one was in 3 on 3 OT, when there shouldnt have been one (automatic 3 on 3s in preseason for practice). One goal, he was in the right place in the right time, the other was similar. He was definitely impressive, but i expected to be impressed by him. Hanifin on the other hand, i couldnt believe this kid is 18/19. His puck poise is off the charts, and to me, he was the #1 dman in this game, even over Faulk
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Considering he will do the roster (because I really think he will play 82 games, if he stays healthy!), what would be honest expectations for him? In terms of points, icetime, etc.?
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I've watched a few of the Hurricanes pre-season games and I don't know where they would get that.
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It's pre-season
It's pre-season. Let me know when the regular season starts. That goes for McDavid and Eichel as well.
Yeah, Hanifin has looked great but let's take a chill pill on glorifying the pre-season.
It's pre-season. Let me know when the regular season starts. That goes for McDavid and Eichel as well.
Yeah, Hanifin has looked great but let's take a chill pill on glorifying the pre-season.
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Well, right now pre-season is all we have to make assessments on and people are giving their feedback on what they saw. I don't think anybody needs to take a chill pill, as nobody is overly gushing about the guy, nor proclaiming anything other than he'll likely get an NHL roster spot. They are just commenting on what they've seen to date. His first ever NHL game he went up against a very loaded Pens team and from the parts I saw, he played ok, given the circumstances. Very few saw his 2nd game as it wasn't televised, so thankfully, one of the posters above was at the game and able so share his insights.
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No ones bragging him up here. Only refuting previous poster's claim that Hanifin is struggling, which no one else has observed. Canes coaching staff has been happy with his play so far and expect him to make the team. He is a rookie and has made a few rookie mistakes, which is to be expected, but otherwise seems strong and capable enough to grab a roll on the team.
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It must be Craig Button running around startling those rumors
Wouldn't be surprised, it seemed to be because of him that people started questioning Noah leading up to the draft around here, the whole Jbo 2.0 thing.
Kids going to be amazing.
Mark Kandy
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Not a big surprise but Hanifin is on the final Canes roster (7 defensemen)!
http://hurricanes.nhl.com/v2/ext/training camp/TCRoster100315.pdf
http://hurricanes.nhl.com/v2/ext/training camp/TCRoster100315.pdf
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Don't like it if he spends the full year in the NHL.
He should spend at least a half season in the AHL since that is an option. He wasn't DOMINATING at the College level last year.
He should spend at least a half season in the AHL since that is an option. He wasn't DOMINATING at the College level last year.
Mark Kandy
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The Canes will tank anyway, so it's gonna be a season of learning without pressure for Hanifin, which could be a good thing after all!
