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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
This team doesn't need to trade Hamilton - or even Brodie. This team just needs to play a better system, and I am hopeful that Peters can turn this team around by doing exactly that. The strength of this team is in the defence. Outside of maybe Stone, I would hate any moves being made on defence, unless of course the returns were outstanding.
I think this team has the horses to play better defence. I think they have the horses to pot a lot more goals in the net too.
Everyone on this board has seen Brodie become an absolute elite defencemen, and maintain that play for a very long stretch. I think confidence and a system that doesn't play to his (or most of the other D for that matter) strengths.
Hamilton does take the odd lazy penalty. He does lose his man in the defensive zone sometimes. He isn't perfect. What he is, however, is damn good.
Any talk of trading Giordano is foolhardy. He is not only the captain, but he does an awesome job of setting the tones in practices and on the ice, and he brings a tonne to the organization through his charities. Aside from that, I rank him solidly in the top 5 in the NHL for defencemen. That's how many D I think are possibly better than Giordano at BOTH ends of the rink. He is a fricken rock defensively, and he is so good at moving the puck up and generating offence. He even has a really nice shot. Top 5 in my books, and I think he is worth keeping around to pass on his knowledge to the rest of the defence. Having someone on the team that is that good all over the ice - someone that responsible in his own end - that valuable to the development of the other D. He is the last D I trade, age be damned.
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I don't think there is a snowballs chance in hell that BT returns the same roster from last year. None....zip....nadda.
He himself stated as much when Gulutzan was canned. Or at least that's how i interpreted what he was saying.
Brodie
Hamilton
Stone
Jankowski
Bennett
Backlund
Frolik
Brouwer
And add in a bunch of the prospects on D. Valimaki/Kylington/Andersson/Fox
I would suggest at least one, likely two, maybe 3 of those guys wont be here come October.