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Originally Posted by Travis Munroe
I think Hamonic is under appreciated on this forum.
He hasn't been great this year but he isn't alone in that category.
What he doesn't bring in terms of foot speed he makes up for in hockey smarts (again not counting a handful of games this year where the entire team has been awful). He broke his jaw a year ago sticking up for a player, blocks a lot of high danger shots and is the only D man besides Rasmus who makes a point of getting between a forward and our goalie after whistles.
I am not sure what the advanced stats say and I am not saying I want to see him extended to a big contract but at the time of the trade, he was exactly what Calgary needed. When we discuss what the flames are in need of, Tre often delivers. Unfortunately, what we think heading into the regular season hasn't often transpired on the ice and I am not sure Tre is to fault for that.
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I actually have to agree with this post. I initially hated the trade since Calgary gave up a lot inadvertently with the way the team tanked so bad at the end of that season. However, Hamonic showed some real toughness that the Flames needed on the D. Hamonic is not flashy like Gio or Brodie, but he's a stable stay-at-home 2nd line D-man with a right hand shot. Flames were desperate to get depth and toughness on that right side. They got it in Hamonic in his second season as a Flames. It's too bad that Tre had his hands tied with cap issues trying to sign Tkachuk because Tyler Myers could've been signed and the Flames could've dealt Brodie and another body to keep the cap space down. If Tre does go down the route of trading or letting Hamonic go to free agency, he would basically need to find another right handed tough top-4 D-man to replace both Brodie and Hamonic for next season. The possibly of Gio not being a Flames get higher each season as well. So, that's 3 D-man and maybe Stone in the mix!