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Originally Posted by Red
Who said necessity? Did I say it was necessary to trade him? Did I even say it was a good idea to do so? Did I say anything about trading Hamilton other that some of people here vastly overrate his value?
Come on now....lets have a discussion and not a pissing contest.
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Lol not sure where you're getting a "pissing contest" other than people disagreeing with you about the value of Hamilton.
The value is not based on Hamilton himself, its based on the needs of the two trading parties, their relationships to each other, the timing, what the trading partner has the ability to trade etc..
Hamilton for the #4 OA really only helps the Oilers. The player available at #4 is not projected to be much (if at all) better than the player at #6. So you make a trade for a pick that really holds no value to your franchise, while giving up a player that you need. As soon as we trade Hamilton, we now need a player exactly like him. So you can take the risk that one of the players you choose at #4 or #6 becomes what he is, or you can just keep him and pick at #6 and not help your biggest rival acquire exactly what they need.
I think you're really overvaluing #4. Like, big time.