Hamilton has been awful so far. Not because I set the bar higher for him, but because I honestly think a guy like Nakladal would be an upgrade at the moment, which is saying to me that Dougie is in a funk, and can't quite settle in. Him and Gio both have been sub par.
Dougie can be lights out. I watched him with the Bruins, especially the year Iggy went there. He has hands, vision, size and wheels. The guy is the total package. For some reason he just cant get it going, and his confidence is in the crapper.
I would pair him up with Wideman, and put Russel with Gio for the time being. Both pairing have been junk, and what worked last year isn't working this year.
When Brodie comes back then you have decisions to make.
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