There is some interesting speculation in this thread. I am kind of thinking the trade was made for two reasons:
1. The Flames traded for Hamilton expecting him to be their long term number 1 defenceman. After a few years the team realised from a variety of factors that Hamilton was not going to fill this role and decided to move on.
2. Peters and Treliving decide to re-unite Gio and Brodie pushing Hamilton down the depth chart. You don't want Hamilton to be wasted on the 2nd pairing so you trade him to fill other holes.
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