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SuperMatt18 · 05-08-2018, 11:19 AM

Would be very Flames to trade a highly skilled young player because of "Character" and "Grit"...how did that work with Marc Savard.

In the last 10 years here are the top 5 d-men by points before their 25th birthday.

Karlsson - GP: 397 P: 303 +/-: -19
Doughty - GP: 442 P: 221 +/-: 36
Hamilton - GP: 423 P:220 +/-:22
Pietrangelo - GP:386 P: 218 +/-: 43
Ekman Larsson - GP: 415 P:209 +/-: -20

Remind me again why we are even thinking about trading a d-man who is a possession driver against top competition, puts up over 0.5 PPG, and is a positive player at even strength...all before he even turned 25.

That's right because of "Character" and "Grit"...I honestly hope that Treliving is smarter than thinking that Hamilton not hitting enough, or showing enough "heart" is the source of this team's problems this year. Scoring goals, and our PP were our biggest issues, both areas that Hamilton helps not hurts.

05-08-2018, 11:19 AM	#11850
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Would be very Flames to trade a highly skilled young player because of "Character" and "Grit"...how did that work with Marc Savard. In the last 10 years here are the top 5 d-men by points before their 25th birthday. Karlsson - GP: 397 P: 303 +/-: -19 Doughty - GP: 442 P: 221 +/-: 36 Hamilton - GP: 423 P:220 +/-:22 Pietrangelo - GP:386 P: 218 +/-: 43 Ekman Larsson - GP: 415 P:209 +/-: -20 Remind me again why we are even thinking about trading a d-man who is a possession driver against top competition, puts up over 0.5 PPG, and is a positive player at even strength...all before he even turned 25. That's right because of "Character" and "Grit"...I honestly hope that Treliving is smarter than thinking that Hamilton not hitting enough, or showing enough "heart" is the source of this team's problems this year. Scoring goals, and our PP were our biggest issues, both areas that Hamilton helps not hurts. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 05-08-2018 at 11:43 AM.