Teams on Noah Hanifin’s no-trade list revealed!
He makes it quite clear on where he does not want to be moved!
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A few Calgary Flames defenseman have been sought after and one of them is Noah Hanifin and if he doesn’t end up signing an extension with the Flames before the March 8 trade deadline, there is a significant chance he will be moved.
However, do not expect him to remain in Canada. According to Chris Johnston, the blue liner has placed all Canadian teams on his modified eight-team no-trade list on his current contract that pays him an average annual value of $4.95 million per season. This is what Johnston reported on last night’s edition of Insider Trading on TSN:
“The (Calgary) Flames have made a concerted effort to sign the pending unrestricted free-agent defenseman. And they may still have another push to try to get that done. But with a little bit more than two weeks to go before the deadline, it’s seeming increasingly likely that 27-year-old defenseman will be moved elsewhere. He’s got some say in the matter. He’s got eight teams on a no-trade clause - a limited no-trade clause. I’m told that they’re not all Canadian teams and that there’s maybe an open destination there. But the feeling is he’s going to end up south of the border because it is believed to be his preference to sign his next contract somewhere in the U.S. As we look for destinations where he might land there’s a number of teams with interest but keep your eye on the Tampa Bay Lightning . They’re always the stealth operators at the deadline and they’re believed to be looking at him with Mikhail Sergachev out injured.”
Clearly, the Boston native is hoping to get back to the States, and could be waiting to make a decision on his future in Calgary, hence Canada, closer to the trade deadline if an American contender makes the Flames the right offer to land the defenseman. He has been recently linked to the Lightning, the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers.
While the Toronto Maple Leafs have been seeking a boost on their back end, clearly Hanifin’s no-trade list comes into play and will prevent him from being moved out East.
This gives American contenders, like the Lightning, a better chance at landing Hanifin if he confirms to the Flames he won’t re-sign and looks to be shipped out south. Hanifin was selected in the first round, fifth overall by the Carolina Hurricanes back in 2015, and clearly wants to head back to the USA. He was traded to Calgary, along with former teammate Elias Lindholm, for a return of Micheal Ferland, Dougie Hamilton and Adam Fox in the summer of 2018.
This will be an interesting one to keep an eye on in the next few weeks.
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