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Originally Posted by Hackey
Hamilton getting protected minutes would make sense since is he only 22 and he is coming to a new team and system. We have strong defensive depth and there is no need to throw him to the wolves. Let's judge him after 2-3 years not 19 games.
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I don't think that Dougie is the type of player you mollycoddle for too long though, even with that disastrous start. His improvement indicates that. He went from a player who we wanted Hartley to staple to the bench, to one of our more reliable d-men in just a few weeks.
Our defensive system is still really suspect, but the scoring has come back somewhat and Ramo has settled in. I'd actually start feeding him more and more minutes and responsibilities until he's playing top pairing with Brodie - I think this pairing is inevitable; more of a when than an if.
I think once that happens both players will breakout. Dougie is steadily improving. Brodie on the left pairing means he wouldn't have to resort to the backhand for the outlet passes ( as great as it currently is ) and he'd have more control and range
on the forehand.