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Originally Posted by Beninho
It's a terrible trade because this team did not see what they had in house and got an overrated, yes Hamonic is overrated, stay at home defensmen. Team would've been way better off promoting Kulak and Andersson while using the picks we used to get Lazar and Hamonic on a top6 forward. Opportunity missed and this trade may go along with the Brouwer signing as one of Treliving's biggest blunders. I mean how did this guy cost two 2nd's on top of the 1st?? Islanders fleeced the Flames
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Little early for such a strong reaction, no?
Awfully easy to sit in the seat you're in & say Kulak and Andersson were the better bet, but the fact is a number of people who know a lot more about hockey than you ever will placed their bet on Hamonic.
Just be sure to acknowledge these sorts of rants when the Flames are headed to the playoffs & Hamonic is a solid contributor.
Further, until any of those draft picks used to acquire Hamonic turn out to be anything more than what he is, your argument is pure speculation.
As for Brouwer, he had scored 7 seasons in a row of at least 17 goals & just coming off a solid playoff performance. Treliving did what most GM's who are trying to win would have done. No GM doesn't have a few blemishes on the record. It's part of the job.
Yes, the Flames are saddled with Brouwer. Take a look around the league. Every single team probably has two or three contracts they would love to get rid of.