IMO, Dougie should be as untouchable as they come. A defensman of his calibre should net you a an elite forward in a trade. I look at Dougie's development path as being similar to Victor Hedman. Their career numbers line up very closely. Hedman really started showing signs of being an elite defensman at about age 23-24, the same for Hamilton IMO... I'm not saying Dougie will be as good as Hedman, but D-men really start to come into their own at about this stage in their careers, if we got rid of him now it could end up being a huge embarrassment for the Flames.
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