Calgary's Noah Hanifin Reportedly Holding up Major Trade

The Calgary Flames have been motivated to move Noah Hanifin ahead of the March 8 trade deadline, but the veteran defenseman reportedly isn't making it easy on the front office.

Noah Hanifin holding the Calgary Flames hostage?

While the deals for Toffoli, Lindholm, Zadorov and Tanev all went rather smoothly, the same can't be said for the upcoming move to deal Noah Hanifin.

According to NHL Insider Frank Seravalli, Hanifin is motivated to ink a long-term deal with whichever team he lands on, and with just a few teams on the list that he'd be willing to extend with, it's made trade discussions a nightmare for Craig Conroy.





Hanifin is reportedly interested in signing long term with Tampa Bay or Florida, with LA, Boston and Vegas all possibilities, and with those teams having limited resources, it's making things very hard.

Sure, the team can move him purely as a rental, but the return will be much, much lower for Calgary, so now they have a week to either work out a deal with one of those teams to bring a significant return, or unfortunately accept a smaller deal to move Hanifin as a rental.

Either way, this developing story could define the 2024 NHL trade deadline, and it will be incredibly interesting to watch.

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