How is/are the Hamilton trade(s) anything but a huge success for Calgary?
The first trade was done after a surprise trip to the 2nd round of the playoffs and acquiring a 22 year old coming off a 40pt year where he played in the top pairing was a fantastic move. It sold the fans that the team was not sitting by after their best season in over a half decade. The second Hamilton trade was another phenomenal move. While the fit with the team seemed off no one could question the production we got from Dougie. Couple that with selling high on Ferland and using an asset that was a year away from forcing himself to the Rangers and the Flames got 2 young core pieces that were 5th overall picks in recent years.
The Hamonic trade was not the best but also not really that bad. I was not a fan of Elliott but that was a low risk move and at the time made sense. Lazar was a complete bust as was Bollig. His selling moves for Russell, Glencross, Baertschi, Hudler were all nice returns.
It remains to be seen where this swap ranks but I am much more confident with Treliving making a deal over the last several GM’s we have had.
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