Dougie has some great raw tools, but there are a ton of issues in his game that he needs to start addressing because I've seen them since the day he arrived and it's still in his game today.
Cons:
- Takes a lot of bad obstruction penalties due to his mental lapses, being caught out of position and footwork
- Bad pinches: Leaves Gio fending off odd man rushes too often because of his frequent ill-advised pinches
- Needs to defend better down low: is not tough enough to play against in front of the net and below the hashmarks
With that said, I'd still keep Hamilton as his goal scoring ability is as good as it gets from the back end and I think he can be a 20+ goal defensemen and that could cover up for his gaffes. I don't mind his lack of physicality as it's not in his nature, but the bad penalties need to stop ASAP because this team is going to have a hard time winning consistently by constantly being one of the most penalized teams every year.
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