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Originally Posted by Buff
Sure, Boston won a cup after the trade. That's like saying they won a cup after trading Bill Ranford to Edmonton. They traded Thornton mid-season of 2005/06 and won the cup in 2011. Only Patrice Bergeron and Tim Thomas were on the team when Thornton was traded and when they won the Cup. The players Thornton was traded for were not on the Cup winning team in Boston. Of those players they received for Thornton, they were all traded away and only had Andrew Ference to show for on the Cup team. So trading Hamilton isn't going to guarantee the Flames a cup in a few years. It doesn't guarantee we get better.
I like the idea of trading Hamilton for Hanifin and Lindholm because of the players that Hanifin and Lindholm could be. Lindholm is already showing that he can't be what they hoped he could on his draft day. Hanifin is still young and has time, but if he turns out to be as good as Hamilton, we're effectively turning back the clock on Hamilton by 3 years. The idea is great, but there is too much hope for what the players could become and less guarantee that they'll make the team better upon arrival.
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I meant they didn't miss him and the character stuff was blown out of proportion when he was in Boston.