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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Seconds are super hit and miss to even play in a bottom 6 fwd/bottom 2 D role, so lets talk about the first. Treliving realistically pegs his team at either just outside or in up to maybe second place in the pacific, so, say 14-24. The chances of getting a Hamonic in that range are not great.
I don't think it was a steal either way - it was a fair price and it's going to look better as time goes on. IMO Hamonic has staying power. Also, he may not be a scorer but he's got above average IQ and passing skills, in addition to being a really good defender.
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I've only seen glimpses of Hamonic's actual hockey skill set. I agree he's been good defensively and on PK but whenever I've seen him skate the puck into the offensive zone or handle it offensively it's pretty much turned over shortly thereafter.
I've also seen bad d to d passes between him and Brodie (inaccurate) and often times teams were dumping into his end and he was getting stuck along the boards dealing with the pressure.
In this system he has to go d to d and up...and Hamonic goes up the boards a lot more than a good pass into the middle.
He's a leader and great in the community but the things he's done on the ice aren't of the first and two seconds quality. At least not this year.
Treliving has paid high for 'in the room' or 'in the community' intangibles in both Brouwer and Hamonic and they haven't translated into on ice excellence - what you expect for the prices paid.