Teams never win by trading a good or great player for a package of other players. The only example I can think of is the Lindros trade and that's because the Flyers undervalued Forsberg and Ricci and because Lindros ended up with concussion issues. And even there, the trade opnly happened because there was literally no choice.
People who are advocating this move are often, if you dig into their posts, thinking that Brodie can take over the top pairing spot. The problem with that is, even at his best, Brodie wasn't as good offensively as Hamilton and he was worse defensively. I also am unconvinced that simply switching sides is going to bring his game back.
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