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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
...Carolina knows what they have in Hamilton. They also discussed Treliving's obsession with character (and Montreal) and how character is overrated when it comes to winning cups as Kessel is kind of an oddball guy (like Hamilton) but he was worth it to the Penguins for their two Stanley Cups and Subban may not be the greatest locker room guy but you can't dismiss that the Predators two most successful seasons have come with him on the team and that winning is more important than guys hanging out together.
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I wanted to listen to the Dellow clip, but SN960 has it mislabelled on their website.
Without actually hearing it myself it is difficult to comment, but this bolded part is nonsense. There is no real evidence that Treliving prioritizes "character" any more than most other NHL GMs, and the idea that Hamilton was traded because he likes to visit museums was debunked the day after the trade. With all the talk after the trade, it seems most likely that Hamilton was moved as a response to the issues Treliving identified in his season ending PC with the team's compete-level and urgency. It also seems probable that Hamilton was not interested in staying with the Flames. Dellow's attempt to connect these items to an "obsession with character" on the Flames's part is little better than tabloid journalism.
This was a hockey trade made to improve the hockey team.
*EDIT* I just saw your response here:
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The character talk was on 960 with Pinder not the article. Pinder brought up how Treliving has made a lot of moves to bring in character guys (Brouwer, Hamonik, etc) and it hasn't paid off and Dellow made the comments in regards to teams being successful with players like Kessel, Subban, etc and that you win with talent not character. To be fair he also said from the outside it's not fair to comment on locker room issues they may not be privy of.
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I don't at all disagree with Dellow, but I do think it is ridiculous to suggest that Treliving is foregoing skill in some misguided pursuit of character. No one will argue how poorly the Brouwer acquisition has turned out, but Hamonic was not acquired because of his great character; he was brought in because he is a solid top-four defenseman on a value contract. Both the players for whom Hamilton and Ferland were traded are highly skilled, young players, and THAT was why they cost so much to obtain.