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Originally Posted by Flamesfan2010
With the praise that Peters was giving Gio and Hamilton, I don't think Hamilton is going anywhere.
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I think the only reason it has been speculated is because people have talked about a core player who isn’t committed enough to winning being moved. People looked around at names and IMO a couple of the potential choices seemed to be Brodie and Hamilton. Both players play a bit soft in the defensive zone. Brodie has had issues with bad decisions and his speed not making up for it. Hamilton has been guilty of some lazy and lackadaisical play. Hamilton has the physical size to be a beast to play against in his own zone but he doesn’t seem to want to make opponents pay a big price to go against him.
Is Hamilton a problem? I’m not convinced that he is. I think we can win with him being more of an offensive defensemen than an all around elite dman. But if management decides that he’s not a guy who’s committed to being the best he can be in his own zone, not committed to being hard to play against in his own zone then MAYBE they cash in on his absolutely massive trade value to enact a slight culture shift.
Personally I think it’s more likely you trade a Brodie, or Stone or Fox. But if they have some doubts about Hamilton’s compete in his own zone AND some team offers you the sun and the moon for him then you have to think about it. I don’t think a Hamilton trade is likely but if someone offers you three times as much for Hamilton than they do for Brodie and you think Brodie can rebound on the right side then it makes some sense.
But yeah overall I don’t necessarily think Hamilton will be moved. I think the only scenario he’s moved is if management has some serious doubts about his compete level in his own zone. We really don’t know how they view him.
Should be interesting to see how it shakes down. Seems like the best way to acquire another top 6 player would be to deal from our strength, from our defensive depth. Trade one of Brodie, Stone, Hamilton or Fox. There’s a lot of factors that would go into that decision, won’t be an easy one. But the market value of those players will obviously be s big factor.