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As pre-draft trading has started, has Kevyn Adams shifted his interest in a veteran defender from Brett Pesce to Noah Hanafin? Hanafin is a 26 year old American (Born Boston, Mass) LEFT shot defenseman who is making $4.95 million a year (about the same as Pesce). The Sabres are looking for a RIGHT shot defender to pair with Owen Power.
Sabres Shifting Interest To Hanifin?
Hanifin Looking For Road Out Of Calgary
The common theme for many NHL clubs over the next couple of weeks is making moves on players with a short-term remaining on current deals, either because they cannot afford to re-sign these players or they’ve been told they will not stay with their current club. One such instance involves Calgary defenseman Noah Hanifin, who informed Flames management that he would not sign a contract extension past next season and that he would prefer to be dealt to a US-based club.
According to The Athletic, the Sabres and Florida Panthers are the primary suitors for the 26-year-old blueliner. Hanifin makes $4.95 million in the final year of a six-year deal and fills the need of a defense partner for youngster Owen Power that Sabres GM Kevyn Adams is looking for. The cost is thought to be similar to that rumored for Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce and that would give Buffalo the advantage over the nearly barren Panthers, who exhausted all of their prospect pool and draft capital in deals over the last two years.
Adams may be shifting his interest away from Pesce, as the blueliner’s representatives and Hurricanes have been making progress on a new deal. The door is not closed to the possibility of Pesce being moved if negotiations break down.
The common theme for many NHL clubs over the next couple of weeks is making moves on players with a short-term remaining on current deals, either because they cannot afford to re-sign these players or they’ve been told they will not stay with their current club. One such instance involves Calgary defenseman Noah Hanifin, who informed Flames management that he would not sign a contract extension past next season and that he would prefer to be dealt to a US-based club.
According to The Athletic, the Sabres and Florida Panthers are the primary suitors for the 26-year-old blueliner. Hanifin makes $4.95 million in the final year of a six-year deal and fills the need of a defense partner for youngster Owen Power that Sabres GM Kevyn Adams is looking for. The cost is thought to be similar to that rumored for Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce and that would give Buffalo the advantage over the nearly barren Panthers, who exhausted all of their prospect pool and draft capital in deals over the last two years.
Adams may be shifting his interest away from Pesce, as the blueliner’s representatives and Hurricanes have been making progress on a new deal. The door is not closed to the possibility of Pesce being moved if negotiations break down.
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— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) December 11, 2022
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