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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Dougie Hamilton just led the entire National Hockey League in goals by a defenseman as a 24 year old. He was part of one of the best pairings in the league. He would absolutely get us a good return because he's the type of defenseman every team wants, including us.
Trading Hamilton would be a monumental mistake. Trade Brodie or one of our three good defense prospects. Part of having a strong farm means having the ability to sell them off for help elsewhere. Sure the return might not be as good but I'm willing to bet Brodie still fetches us a very nice return, and if we added one of Kylington/Fox/Andersson it would be even nicer.
I'm all for trading from the blueline to help up front, but not if it's Dougie Hamilton. I'd trade Gio before I'd trade Hamilton.
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Without Gio, this team would be a bottom 3 defensive team. Gio's incredible defensive play and covering up for Dougie's miscues this season cannot be understated.
Personally I wouldn't trade Gio because of how little depth we have on the left side and we legitimately have no one else in this system who can step in and take his place.
If we can snag John Carlson off the UFA market then I would be ok with trading Dougie. Carlson had 15 goals and 68 points and would be a fine replacement. If we could acquire a top young forward to boot, it would be an absolute win-win situation.