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Originally Posted by killer_carlson

The OP is simply not true.

You don't trade the NHL defenceman goal scoring leader for a prospect and claim the D is better. You don't break up the #1 possession pairing in the league and say the team is better.

https://flamesnation.ca/2018/03/30/g...bove-the-rest/

KC, disagree.

Remember when Giordano and Brodie were rated top amongst the league?
http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/...895/story.html

See a common denominator? Gio absolutely covered for Hamilton defensively which allowed him to play forward. Brodie’s slight regression can be traced the same.

Hamilton didn’t kill penalties. He took some bad ones. It took the Flames promising to sign his brother to be his keeper when he got here to get him, and then booting his brother and roomate of town to get him to pick up his season this year. But my guess he wasnt happy about that.

Hanifin is younger and had the same points at this point in his career as Hamilton did. He’s played under the new coach. Proof will be in the pudding and he’s got to prove it but I thinks he’s going to be more stable down the line then Hamilton on and off the ice.

Hamilton has the natural skill and talent and of course size, but doesn’t seem to have the mental side figured out...that’s now two teams that have figured that out.