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Originally Posted by Flames_18_22_12
Probablyfrom a different source that you discovered who told you that exactly 12 guys needed to be injured for him to make the team.
Honestly, all that is being said is that it is not out of the question that he will be considered for the 2018 Olympic team. Since he was considered for the 2014 team (even though he needed 12 guys injured to make it), it is likely that he will be on the radar for 2018.
Perhaps as much as some are overrating him, you are underrating him? I know that I would be ecstatic to have a 23 yr old dman that is on the Team Canada radar.
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Now he's getting younger too! Amazing player, able to defy aging now!
He's a good defenseman, nothing more, nothing less. He doesn't have the offensive skill to be elite or a true 1st pairing defenseman.
He has great value, but not the value some have been spouting off. Gio +? Hamilton +? That's insane. Beyond insane even. Hamilton is almost 4 years younger and has outperformed him every year he's been in the league. Gio was the best Dman in the league last year before his injury. Sure, they've had a frustrating first 20 games (actually Hamilton only had a bad first 10 or so games), but there is no chance that Islander fans are jumping up and down about Hamonic's 4 points in 20 games. Hamonic is having a bad year as well, why doesn't it affect his value?
If the Flames pick him up, great, but not at the prices many on here are offering. If one of the other teams picks him up, no big deal, as apparently they will have to give up a defenseman at least as good to get him, so they really won't have gained much. They might even lose out this season, as they would have to integrate him into their system mid stream.
I watched the Montreal NYI game last night and Hamonic looked good. Steady, and reliable. Got his point shot through traffic a couple times. But he wasn't PK Suban out there. Suban was noticeable every shift, he controlled the game at points. This is the level that Gio was at for the last two years, and the level Hamilton projects to. No way are either of these guys are getting traded for Hamonic. And no way any other team is offering up a package similar to that either.