Flames trade Hanifin to Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames, the teams announced Wednesday.
Vegas sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a conditional 2024 third-round pick, and defenseman Daniil Miromanov to the Flames in the trade. Calgary retained 50% of Hanifin's salary, while the Philadelphia Flyers retained an additional 25%.
Hanifin and the Golden Knights haven't yet agreed on a contract extension, TSN's Chris Johnston reported on "SportsCentre."
Miromanov signed a two-year contract extension with a $1.25-million cap hit immediately after being traded to Calgary. He was set to become a Group 6 unrestricted free agent this summer.
If the Golden Knights still have their 2025 first-round pick on March 10 and it's subsequently not in the top 10 following the draft lottery, Vegas must give it to Calgary. If the Golden Knights don't have the pick, they'll send their own 2026 first-rounder to the Flames.
The Flyers receive a 2024 fifth-round pick from the Golden Knights for the additional retention. Hanifin's cap hit is just over $1.2 million for Vegas.
Hanifin was the No. 2 name available on theScore's trade board. The pending unrestricted free agent has 11 goals and 35 points in 61 games this season.
A two-way defender, Hanifin has seen his usage increase each of the past four seasons. He's playing 23:46 per contest this campaign, the highest mark of his nine-season career, though his underlying metrics have dipped amid his significant workload.
Noah Hanifin, acquired by VGK, is a mobile puck-moving defenceman who typically plays at a top-pairing level. He's very good at a whole lot of things (skating, passing), even if he's not quite elite at anything. Impacts are down this year but microstats are steady. #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/aXtFb3LmeQ
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 7, 2024
The 27-year-old was linked to the Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, and Tampa Bay Lightning in recent days. Hanifin was reportedly eyeing teams with which he would sign long term.
The Golden Knights land Hanifin despite returning all six defensemen from their Stanley Cup-winning blue-line. Vegas has had notable injury woes, with Shea Theodore, Alec Martinez, and Zach Whitecloud each missing more than 15 games.
Martinez was placed on injured reserve earlier Wednesday with an undisclosed ailment.
Miromanov, 26, is a right-shot blue-liner who was injured to start the season and returned to action in January. He has zero points in four NHL games and six points in five AHL contests this season.
"We've been tracking Daniil the past couple of seasons and we are pleased to have been able to ensure he was a part of this trade," Flames general manager Craig Conroy said. "At the AHL level, he has been dominant in creating offense as a defenseman and we anticipate that to translate to the NHL."
Vegas acquired forward Anthony Mantha with 50% retained salary Tuesday from the Washington Capitals.