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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I realize the popular opinion would follow that Hamilton > Stone but I actually think Stone is a better player. He's got an uncanny ability to elevate his game when his team needs him, and he's very multidimensional with goal scoring, playmaking, and he's arguably the top defensive winger in the entire NHL.
Honestly, while I don't think Hamilton is even an average never mind bad defenseman by any means, I feel he's pretty one-dimensional, that one dimension being his ability to get his shot off on the offensive zone. It's a very useful dimension, but one I could live without compared to all that a Stone brings. Honestly I don't think defensively he's much better than any of Kulak, Hamonic, Brodie, or Giordano, and offensively I don't think he's a better actual playmaker than Brodie or Giordano. His shooting is elite, probably second only to Brent Burns in the entire NHL, but how vital is that? I'm not convinced it is, but I am convinced Hamilton holds very high value relative to his impact.
I've seen this posted often, but what exactly does that mean for a team? Seventeen goal scorers are dime a dozen - doing it from the backend might even be a bad gameplan if you had to Glen Gulutzan Mindless Volume Shoot your way to do it. Seventeen goals from a Dman IS impressive, as an individual accomplishment, but does it help a team win more compared to a 40 assist defenseman or a 30 goal scoring forward?
My real question is this - can Dougie Hamilton one-man-QB a power play? And if so, why has no coach in his entire career given him that opportunity?
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Hamilton would have a lot more points if the Flames had more than three forwards on the entire team that could score. Coach not using him on the PP for half a season didn't help either.
Hamilton for Stone would be terrible asset management...if you are trading Hamilton you better be getting a young 80-90 point forward. Not mid 60s.
Stone is a player I would love to have though.
Why are the Sens trading him though? I think we are all arguing about nothing...their PR this summer is bad enough they don't really need to lose all their best players.