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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I don't know why you are referencing Ricardo. Point is, 4 other defenseman received more ice time on the Flames this year. Period. Do I think Hamilton is more valuable than Wideman and Russell? Ofcourse. But when the games mattered, the coaching staff played those guys more. That's not really up for interpretation.
I would suggest your analysis is overly simplistic, focusing on points. And what does Norris caliber defenseman mean? Is Doughty on the Flames? Let's be honest about what we have. Hamilton is still more about potential than performance.
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Your views on Hamonic vs. Hamilton are legitimate as your opinion and as a debate.
The thing that really I disagree with was your assertion that Hamilton is the 5th best dman on the team. When you make a comment like that you better be prepared to defend it. It's ok to just admit that you were looking at things overly simplistically by looking at one TOI stat and then appealing to authority as your entire argument.
BTW, a Norris-calibre defenseman is one that received Norris votes in spite of missing the last 20 games of the year. He was a shoe-in for the trophy until he got hurt.