Hanifin breaks into NHL Network's list of Top 20 defensemen

Trade deadline acquisition Noah Hanifin was ranked 18th on the NHL Network's list of Top Twenty defensemen when the list was announced Wednesday. Last year, Alex Pietrangelo was rated 9th and Shea Theodore 18th on the preseason list. Neither made the list this year. Hanifin has been a solid player with a high hockey IQ. He missed just one game over the past three seasons (traveled to Las Vegas after the Calgary trade.) Hanifin had a career best 13 goals last season - 11 in Calgary. There are big expectations for the blueliner this season. We also discuss VGK's recent collapse in the middle third of seasons. And "Block Everything" is Cassidy's mantra. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.