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Originally Posted by Armchair Quarterback
Seems to me that the people really fired up about a signing like Hamilton are the first to downplay expectations when he gets called out for, let's be honest, sucking.
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Personally, I'm downplaying expectations because I thought all the talk in the summer about a franchise, stud defenceman were overblown in the first place. Despite his size, Hamilton has never played with an edge. And while he'll almost certainly get better defensively, it isn't inevitable that he develops into an elite 2-way guy. To be honest, I see Hamilton as a very good #3 who can move the puck and put up a lot of points on the powerplay, but who you won't want to rely on to shut down top opposing forwards.