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Originally Posted by Corral
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As for Hamilton I don't know how anyone can argue he was not worth his contract this year. 6'5 right shot D at 22 scored 43pts. He got so much better over the second half so plenty of reason to believe he will have another career year next season.
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I'll admit at the outset i'm not a Dougie fan ... but really ... the guy at -14 had almost the worst +/- on the team this year. You call that a career year for a top Dman?[/QUOTE]
Goals and points he was at career numbers. He got off to a very bad start which everyone knows about. Using +/- to claim he had a bad year is a weak argument. Dougie and Gio were really bad in October but ended the year on a scoring tear, playing much better defense and clearly had adjusted to the new system which is vastly different than the one he played in Boston.
You look around the league at Dmen under 23 who put up the points and have played in the situations Dougie has and you won't find many. The ones you will find were top draft picks still with their current team. The fact the Flames got him for a mid first and 2 mid round 2nds is a steal. The fact he signed under $6M for 6 years is also a steal