Flames almost certainly will trade from the defence in 2018. Roster is imbalanced at the moment. One of the issues that's holding them back is the lack of trust the organization has in Hamilton. That might be changing now but throughout this season they just do not trust Hamilton to be the last man back. That's why he doesn't get PP1 or overtime shifts.
Trading a guy like Brodie for top six help on the wing seems incredibly logical. And it should be very manageable with this defensive unit and having Giordano specifically. Gio can single handedly get a guy to play over his head. So you could move someone like kulak into the top four with Giordano. But the Flames seem really reluctant to separate Hamilton from Giordano for fear that he'll be exposed as a guy who had to run his own pairing.
Strange situation.
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