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Originally Posted by Bingo
I was getting myself ready for a top line right wing for Hamilton. This would have been a boost to offence but then a reliance on Kulak or Stone or Andersson in the top four to fill a pretty big hole.
So I'm impressed the guy added a second line right winger and a clear cut top four defenseman that could be a top pairing defender as early as next season.
I'll keep saying it ... one core player out two in. Those deals built contenders.
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The point is not so much about the return per we. But rather about this trade sealing the fact that Treliving went after wrong guy to build his defense around. It took him three good years to comprehend that one can't win with Hamilton as key player. And right after that he went after two highly touted youngsters from losing organization who apparently were not viewed as irreplaceable core by that organization. Which makes one doubt whether this time Treliving has got the right guys to win with or he misevaluate Lindholm and Hanifin as well.