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Huntingwhale · 10-19-2018, 06:57 AM

I was disappointed when Hamilton was traded. Was a big fan of his even with his supposed off-ice issues. I'm a big fan of 50pts Dmen. Those are the rarest players off all. More so then PPG forwards or even elite goalies. There's only a handful of Dmen who can put up points like that, and the Flames had one.

But at the end of the day, we have to look at the big picture. IMO Hanafin seems to so far do a much better job of stabilizing the back-end then Hamilton ever did. Hanafin also seems to have a much higher compete level. I thought there would be some growing pains with him being so young and how some 'Canes fans always brought up his defensive deficiencies. The season is still young, but I haven't seen much of that...at all. As someone mentioned, you rarely notice him all game long. Then he starts skating and you realize we have a solid player on the back.

Both players who came over have changed the scope of the team and been better fits then I could ever have thought at this point.

10-19-2018, 06:57 AM	#48
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	I was disappointed when Hamilton was traded. Was a big fan of his even with his supposed off-ice issues. I'm a big fan of 50pts Dmen. Those are the rarest players off all. More so then PPG forwards or even elite goalies. There's only a handful of Dmen who can put up points like that, and the Flames had one. But at the end of the day, we have to look at the big picture. IMO Hanafin seems to so far do a much better job of stabilizing the back-end then Hamilton ever did. Hanafin also seems to have a much higher compete level. I thought there would be some growing pains with him being so young and how some 'Canes fans always brought up his defensive deficiencies. The season is still young, but I haven't seen much of that...at all. As someone mentioned, you rarely notice him all game long. Then he starts skating and you realize we have a solid player on the back. Both players who came over have changed the scope of the team and been better fits then I could ever have thought at this point.