I will be the first to admit that I was wrong about Phaneuf. I thought for sure he would develop into a stud and the Flames would regret trading him. Enough time has passed to see that clearly was wrong. That stuff about other players thinking he was overrated, no doubt they knew what they were talking about.
Other than the first couple years when he started here, I wonder for a Flames fan when was the last time they had a young guy on their blueline with the kind of overall potential dominant future impact that a guy like Hamilton brings? Probably going back to the Al MacInnis/Gary Suter days.
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