Trading Hamilton seems crazy to me
Giordano is 34, he realistically might only have another year or two as a top pairing guy, there's not a long history of d men being able to be that horse in their late 30s
So then at that point if you don't have Hamilton, who is a legit number 1 and could be for a decade, suddenly the d goes from a strength to average. Brodie at this point is a number 3/4 and maybe he turns it around and regains the form he had a few years ago but as time passes that becomes less likely
Hamonic is at best a 4
I know there are some young players in the ahl and prospects the team is high in but none of those are sure things, and even if they do pan out 2nd pairing level seems the most likely ceiling
The team does need more scoring help and Hamilton is a huge trade piece, but there's a reason he's a huge trade piece, how often does the team moving out a mid 20s #1 d man end up liking the deal a few years late? I know Boston doesn't....
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