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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
So they just didn't want a 22 year old defenseman on the cusp of being a #1/#2?
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Actually, it could very well be the case. Despite his points maybe they didn't think Hamilton was "on the cusp of being a #1/#2" at all. You don't think they were able to make 5.75M in cap space for him? They've got nearly 9 mil in cap space right now and only two RFAs to re-up.
It looks to me like their management just isn't a fan of the fact that Hamilton is a pure finesse player. The Bruins have very clearly made an effort to get rid of finesse players for rough and tough players. They drafted Zboril, DeBrusk, and Senyshyn when CLEARLY better finnesse players in Matt Barzal and Kyle Connor were available. They traded Reilly Smith for Jimmy Hayes.
They gave up a 3rd round pick for Zac Rinaldo.
From their perspective, the Bruins are a team that built its reputation on a rough physical style of play and the team that they put out last year was soft and embarrassing. They might have lowballed Dougie based on that. They did the same when they traded Seguin away.
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It didn't have anything to do with cap issues based on 'bad' contracts?
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Chara's contract is 10% of the cap.
That means there was 90% of the cap left to figure out a way to keep Hamilton if they truly valued him all that much.