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Originally Posted by united
Curtis Lazar has no hockey sense or offensive creativity...that I've seen, anyway. Again, what in the World had the Flames' evaluators willing to give up any asset much less a second-round pick for him?
Tarvis Hamonic is really struggling. Defence is the hardest position to adjust to a new system and partner so usually I give a defenceman 50 games - and I will with Hamonic, too - but the early returns have not been good at all. Kris Russell-esque (non) gap control, frequent rimming to the puck to no one or banging it off the glass to the other team in the neutral zone, and lack of foot speed. I hope he's just on a poor run of form because the early returns are tilting the move for him toward complete robbery by the Islanders.
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Although I agree that Treliving overpaid in both these cases, with how the team played tonight, you can see his vision for how the team would lwin. Solid D pairings on the ice at all times and a 4th line with some energy and speed.
As you point out with Hamonic, it's really way too soon to draw a conclusion.