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Originally Posted by Caged Great

Hamilton right now is an above average #3 defenseman in the NHL and that's with his struggles.

We have an elite 1-2 right now, so him being the #3 is perfectly fine.

Just because he isn't as good as two of the top defensemen in the entire NHL doesn't mean he's bad. If you put him on the market, 29 teams would be interested and the return would be higher than what we paid for him in the first place.

Well... 28 teams anyway.