Was just listening to Jarmo Kekalainen's spot on Sportsnet talking about the Jones acquisition. One interesting point he made (around the 3:08 mark) is that he thinks NHL defenceman don't hit their peak potential until they have played 300 games in the NHL.
T.J. Brodie is now at 296 games and Dougie Hamilton is at 217 games.
So on this basis Brodie is just hitting his peak now ( and clearly this had been evident with his play this season) while Hamilton should continue to improve and may not hit his peak for another year.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/k...-work-for-next