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Originally Posted by ricardodw
There seems to be a some consensus in opinion that Hamilton will be worth his contract on the back end. why?
Anyone wants to take a stab at explaining why Hamilton will improve with age?
Brodie was at the Hamilton level of performance at age 23...except he had picked up on how to use his assets to defend. He also needed time to reach critical body weight where he would not be physically dominated in the NHL.
Gio was 24-25 when he started playing as well as Hamilton is now. At 23 he played in the KHL where he worked on his skating. As a smaller NHL d-man he had to put on some muscle mass to be a solid NHLer. Somewhere around this time he decided that being in the top 5-10% in fitness in the NHL was worth the effort (Maybe influenced by Iginla)
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You claim that Brodie was at the Hamilton level of performance at age 23. Hamilton just turned 23 during this past offseason.
So, if Brodie and Giordano can improve with age, why can't Hamilton?