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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Give me a break. Hamilton is 22 and people are Ricardow is writing him off. Brodie wasn't even a full time nhler at the same age let alone putting up 40+ points in a single season already.
New team, big contract, new expectations. Give the kid a freaking break
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Brodie was a fully time NHLer at 22 in 2012-13 playing 20:13 / game for the whole season.
Brodie has never in his career put together as miserable 8-game streak as bad as Hamilton's first 8 Flames games.
Do you really think it would take Brodie 8 games to adapt to a different team's system?
There also is a difference in writing him off and embracing him as the #1/2 d-man for the next 6 years.
There is a limited run-way where Hamilton will retain high value.
He wasn't signed for the big contract as a prospect... for 5.75M / year he is supposed to be a lot better than he is playing.