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Originally Posted by troutman
Isn't paying Hamilton for his "potential" the same thing we have been laughing at the Oilers for doing?
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I think they paid him partially for potentially based on the fact he's young. But he did score 42 points last year as a 21 year old so that right there puts you among the top d-man scorers. Naturally you assume he'll become an even better player since he's so young.
It's not like he played a handful of games in the NHL and they gave him a 7 year deal a la Kelfbom