Great Haynes article today about Gio's amazing season:
https://theathletic.com/735884/2018/...tter-with-age/
Some quotes from Conroy that confirm a few things about Hamilton's time here:
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“We put Hamilton with Gio to help Hamilton,” Conroy said.
“Gio plays so hard, we thought it would pull (Hamilton) into the battles and make him play against top players and in hard situations and Gio, hopefully, could get his game to go to another level. That was the hope and I think it did and you know what, Gio loved playing with him,” Conroy said.
“Dougie skates so well, he’s got a great shot, but sometimes the compete level, Gio would help him bring his compete level up."
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And by Treliving about Brodie (and with a subtle jab at Dougie):
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"Why I like this pair, too, apart from they play well with each other, is he saves some wear and tear on Gio. TJ, with his skating ability, goes back and gets a lot of pucks. That wasn’t the case the last couple years,” Treliving said.
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