Hamilton was a productive but one dimensional offensive defense man who benefitted dramatically from playing with 2 Norris calibre d partners, Chara and Gio. Not only has he rarely been the best defensrman on his line, he has been sheltered by guys who are beasts.
In 15-16 he played with Russell most, about 40 pct of the time at even strength and was a team D worst -14 compared to Russell’s -4. Gully then stapled him to Gio over 70 percent of the time.
Hanifin was paired mainly with Trevor van Riemsdyk. Hanifin could carry his pairing
That is a pretty decent difference. People are trying to compare them apples to apples, and Hanifin isn’t playing with anyone near the calibre of Gio (or Chara)
Huge trade win. Have said it before and will say it again.
Also, no Freddie. ( Seriously Tre, wtf was that? haha )
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