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Originally Posted by Pointman
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.
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I just don't get this take at all.
He went out and acquired a 21 year old defenseman with all the talent int the world - it was a great move.
Three years later, it appears far less likely that Hamilton will ever become the all-around defenseman that he hoped for when he acquired him. Even more concerning, he may even be someone you 'can't win with as a key player'. While that's overly harsh IMO, there is definitely some concern about his compete level in the defensive zone. So he moved him. Again, exactly what I would want my GM to do. He didn't panic after a bad year - he gave him 3 seasons. Again, the right way to go about it.
And despite these shortcomings in Hamilton's game, he managed to trade him for
yet another 21 year old defenseman with all the talent in the world.
How is any of this a bad thing?