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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
Gaudreau, Monahan, Brodie, Elliott, Giordano have been all average as well.
Not really fair to single out Hamilton.
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Very true. They have all been bad and arguably worse than Hamilton and inarguably, are more to blame for the bad start than him. But I am relatively confident each one of them will return to form. Personally I'm just not convinced he is all that great. His defensive awareness isn't great and I'm not sure about his compete level. He does seem to be playing with a bit more of an edge this year so maybe we are seeing progression from him.
I mean Jokipakka's not to blame for the bad start either. Nor Bouma. But expectations are higher for Hamilton. Year 2 of a big contract now.