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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Such things are a very narrow way to evaluate a dman.
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taken out of context.... that is what the big elite D-men do.
The Flames would be better if they had one. Hamilton is big but since he doesn't play big he needs to be evaluated against the small skilled d-men that score a lot, set up plays and can skate the puck through the neutral zone to beat the clogging up the middle.
Small good defensemen have to play these guys quicker, read the plays better and have better positioning.
Hamilton is not that good at quickness, reading the play and positioning.
You seem to suggest that he be evaluated primarily on his scoring goals and possibly his ability to be on the ice with Gio when Gio is working against the other teams best forwards.