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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But making the jump at 24-years-old from a #4/5 defenseman to an eventual #1 defenseman is a veritable chasm compared to making the transition from a #2 defenseman to a #1 defenseman. It seems eminently reasonable to expect a 24-year-old #2 defenseman to become a solid #1 defenseman. I would actually expect that it is relatively common for young #2 defensemen to eventually become #1 defensemen.
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That's my point, thanks. It's not that Gio didn't look good - he did. I'm saying Gio was a 5 with upside at the same age that Hamilton is a number 2. It's not that hard to imagine some upside to Hamilton, and any significant growth in his game makes him a number 1 easily.