[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

No, we never had everyone healthy at one time.

Feb 23: Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Kylington, Stone, Yelesin
Feb 25: Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Gustafsson, Forbort, Stone
Feb 27: Gio, Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Forbort, Gustafsson
Feb 29: Gio, Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Forbort, Gustafsson
Mar 1: Gio, Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Forbort, Gustafsson
Mar 4: Gio, Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Forbort, Gustafsson
Mar 6: Gio, Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Forbort, Gustafsson
Mar 8: Gio, Brodie, Hanifin, Andersson, Forbort, Gustafsson

Giordano and Hamonic were both injured prior to the deadline. We acquired Forbort and Gustafsson at the deadline, then Gio came back a game later. Hamonic never returned. Hanifin left the final game of the season injured I believe.

The season-long debate was always around why in the bluest of hells was Hamonic playing ahead of Andersson in the depth chart. Pairings should have Gio-Brodie / Hanifin-Andersson / Kylington-Hamonic. Andersson is better than Hamonic is today, and investing more ice time in him now will only make him better going forward.

As a side note...I watched a lot of game highlights today. This team really isn't very good. I understand why there's so much conversation around what could happen in the off-season, because the team really didn't give us a lot of reasons to believe that they're anything special this season. Add in the previous year's disaster of a playoff, I understand why Friedman speculated earlier this season that major shakeups could happen if they don't prove something this year.

Trying to justify all the futures dealt for Hammer by playing him like the "reliable top 4 dman" he was advertised to be when he was on the block? He's not great, and probably bottom pairing caliber right now, but if they play Hamonic enough minutes in important situations then maybe they can make themselves feel okay about all they gave up to get him. That's just how I see it.

Andersson without question has surpassed him, and Hanifin-Hamonic has been a mostly terrible pairing for some time, so... I just don't see what else explains the lack of adjustment and stubborn "hammering" on that square peg.