Leafs @ Devils - Feb. 6th, 7:00pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[L K]

Could some of you guys following the CHL this year fill me in...how good is Hanifin? Does he have more upside than Rielly? Is he a franchise type prospect?

Hanifin is playing NCAA. He's a 6'2" defenseman who skates well and plays a two-way game.  I don't think that Aaron Ekblad is a terrible comparison.

 

[ZBBM]

Commedia dell'farte

 

[LuncheonMeat]

Wow, how often do the Devils score 4 goals??

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Could some of you guys following the CHL this year fill me in...how good is Hanifin? Does he have more upside than Rielly? Is he a franchise type prospect?

A couple of articles on him:

http://www.todaysslapshot.com/nhl-prospects-2/2015-nhl-draft-noah-hanifin-factor/
http://oilersnation.com/2015/1/26/how-good-is-noah-hanifin

To basically answer your questions: yes. The first article says that many scouts would have taken him over Ekblad last year.

 

[ZBBM]

Dear God, please please make it so I never have to see Phil Kessel in a Leafs uniform again.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Could some of you guys following the CHL this year fill me in...how good is Hanifin? Does he have more upside than Rielly? Is he a franchise type prospect?

He's in college not the CHL, fyi.  Boston College.

Thanks, still, anyone able to give an opinion on the questions I asked?

No.

But seriously:

The Lowdown: The unanimously top-ranked defenseman, Noah Hanifin is an elite puck moving defenseman who displays similar upside on the defensive side of the puck as well. The Hurricanes ice a fairly talented young blue line already but Hanifin would provide them with an elite level option, similar to the role that Oliver Ekman-Larsson plays in Arizona.

http://www.mckeenshockey.com/feature-story/youngblood-2015-nhl-midseason-mock-draft/

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Thanks gentlemen.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

Could some of you guys following the CHL this year fill me in...how good is Hanifin? Does he have more upside than Rielly? Is he a franchise type prospect?

Hanifin is playing NCAA. He's a 6'2" defenseman who skates well and plays a two-way game.  I don't think that Aaron Ekblad is a terrible comparison.

I really hope they don't take him or any other D-man. Seems to me that, generally speaking, it's best to take a high end forward with a top pick.

Don't have stats to back that up so maybe I'm wrong..

 

[Bill_Berg]

Raptors game was a beaut! How did the Leafs do?

 

[Bender]

Raptors game was a beaut! How did the Leafs do?

Even better! [emoji6]

 

[Redleaf]

Dear God, please please make it so I never have to see Phil Kessel in a Leafs uniform again.

I think he'll have a huge rebound year next season, and make you eat those words. Of course he could bounce back this year and make me eat mine.

 

[Highlander]

I have no problems with Phil, keep saying it, best pure sniper in like forever on Leafs