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Originally Posted by d_phaneuf
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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The Flames absolutely fleeced Boston on that trade so no doubt they regret it.
I don’t believe Dougie is a number 1 guy and not sure he has the potential to get there. He might get there so that’s the risk in trading him.
Flames lack a first in 2018 and if they make the playoffs they do not have a second until 2021. The team also faces a cap ceunch in 2 years where they need to make decisions on Tkachuk, Smith, Ferland, and Bennett. There is not a ton of money there and Brouwer will still have his boat anchor on the team for another year. That is why I don’t see how Evander Kane makes any sense since he is a rental and will cost too Minch to acquire and too much money to retain him.
There are a few pieces that I would have interest if we moved Hamilton. Marner is one of them as he would add another dynamic forward to the top 6. I also would be very interested in moving him for the Brady Tkachuk pick. That move would free up some cap space and add another Tkachuk to our team.
The reason I would consider Hamilton being the guy moved is the strength of the asset and the strength of the right side. I don’t think we have a Dman that would bring back near the return of Dougie.