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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Giordano sure doesn't look like he is slowing down, and Hamilton at 24-years-old with a +50-point season already on the books looks to be the definition of a burgeoning "sublime defenceman."
I think you sell the Flames forwards short, but you sell their defensemen even shorter.
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The sorts of defensemen Tinordi is talking about do more than put up points. They're all-around studs who a coach is comfortable putting out against elite opposition in a tight games. I haven't seen that from Hamilton yet. He often gets the yips when he doesn't have the puck, and gets caught swinging his stick at guys who beat him with speed. He's still young and improving. But he needs to learn to apply his natural gifts to play without the puck.