I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the discussion has focused more on whether the Hamonic trade was worth it or not rather then the lottery protection aspect, and though I think Treliving overpaid I don't think it's as clear cut as some people make it seem. Hamonic's modest cap hit is one of the best aspects and to an extent offsets the horrible contact for Brouwer.
It may be possible to trade him later to recover a first rounder, but chances are that won't be a lottery pick and the player picked wouldn't be ready to join the team until they much later. Still, Treliving probably saw Hamonic fitting in a better timing wise (ie next 3 years while Gaudreau, Monahan, etc are in their prime) than a 2018 draft pick who might not peak for another 3+ years.
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