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Originally Posted by GioforPM
At 24 I doubt you were saying Gio was going to be a true number one. He was maybe a 4-5 at that point (behind Phaneuf, Regher, Aucoin, Sarich).
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Thst logic doesn’t really work though. It is like saying Bennett can still be a top line centre because he is 22. People call him a bust because he was drafted 4th overall. Hamilton was 9th overall and has certainly lived up to his top 10 billing but Gio was an undrafted late bloomer. People still hold out hope Foo will become a top 6 forward but he is 2 years older than Bennett who is a 3rd line bust (not saying that is something you personally have said but these comments are made all the time)
Maybe Dougie improves his defensive game and leadership to be a top guy teams build around but I personally don’t see it. As I have mentioned something about Hamilton kind of irks me. I don’t hate the player or the guy but he seems off so I would be fine if they traded him for the forward equivalent which would be a first liner that is 25 or younger.
Gio-Brodie were considered one of if not the best pairing in 14/15. Hamilton and Gio have had the same comparisons the past 2 years. If the Flames shook things up next year and played Brodie-Hamilton together and Gio-Hamonic which pair do people think would have the superior metrics? I wouldn’t even hesitate to say it would be Gio-Hamonic.