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Originally Posted by Poe969
So trading Hamilton for Hamonic fixes the long term cap problem? I guess trading away Monahan for Carter Camper would clear up a bunch of cap room too! Come on Ricardo, we know you hate Hamilton but even you have to admit he's better than Hamonic. The isles would be all over that in a second even though they'd be taking back a higher contract . Every other team would make that trade too because Hamilton is better. And your reason for leaving would be because he might want out??
Come on man!
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I don't think it's as far fetched as you're making it out to be. Hamonic was a beast in the playoffs who could play 25+ mins per game of tough minutes. Sure, his offence isn't comparable to Dougie but we already have Brodie and Giordano. IMO, Hamonic's defensive game is much better than Dougie's. Given the great value contract Hamonic signed and our team makeup, all things considered, I think I'd rather have Hamonic + the extra $1.9M in cap space. Goes with the new mantra of getting tougher to play against too.
Having said that, I agree that we don't need to offload Dougie to resolve our cap issues. There are much better ways to do that...