[Trade] Flames trade 15th OA, 45th OA, and 52nd OA for Dougie Hamilton

[saXon]

Now people crying about Janko making us lose out on Maata can shut their yaps.

[Anduril]

Sounds like Bruins expected an offer sheet from Oilers, took the best deal available and just took off from there? Still though you'd expect them to get a better deal from the Oilers (16th, 33rd, 57th) but I guess a giant FU to Chia was more valuable.

[Dajazz]

Went for a drink with friends, grandma took the puppie and son. Came back to son, puppie and this. Life is fair.

[Stormchaser]

So happy right now! Fleeced!

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by browna

Likely smug thinking he would offer sheet Hamilton, that and sewing the last of the McDavid jerseys for the Oiler draft circle jerk tonight.



As McKenize said, the return is a bit better then the offer sheet, which BOS likley seemed to have a pretty good idea was coming (likely from the Oilers) and the only option that was left.

Rather then the shame of having their former GM take a player away from them, trade him instead for a marginal upgrade. And, trade him to that team's rival for good measure.

That still doesn't explain why no other teams didn't come in over the top.

You'd think a team like Philly or Colorado or a number of others could have made a better offer.

It's pretty puzzling.

[Erick Estrada]

Hard to say it's a steal for the Flames seeing we don't have any idea what will come of the three draft picks but I feel Hamilton has a much higher chance at being better than any of the players available at 15. As for the 2nd rounders they are the wildcards as the Bruins could find a diamond in the rough. Overall I like the deal because it addresses the organizations biggest need.

[Ozy_Flame]

Essentially Glencross and a 1st for Hamilton.

I didn't think we could one-up today's US Supreme Court ruling, but, well, here we are.

[cannon7]

Chiarelli could still give Hamilton an offer sheet. So Flames may be forced to match at ~$6M for him assuming Chia doesn't go nuts and offer $9M+.

[JonDuke]

didn't see this posted yet, so...

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by blankall

I don't see how a 22 year old defenceman isn't part of a rebuild plan though? Unless they already have a deal in place for the 3rd overall, this is baffling. If cap was the issue, why not move Chara, Krecj, Seidenberg, etc...

Krug and Hamilton looked like the perfect pair to rebuild around...this is baffling to me.

Who cares, he's our to rebuild around now!

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Hopefully he resigns!

hahahahaha, I like that this trade, on the day they're going to draft Connor McDavid, has gotten a little sand up the skirts of Oiler fans.

These little pithy posts are great.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Very happy with this deal for many obvious reasons. There will always be a part of me that would have loved to have seen the Flames still have the first and two seconds and eventually see how those players turned out but this is absolutely the right move for the Flames. They address a glaring need by acquiring a young, proven asset. There are times when teams are in a position to deal picks and the Flames are absolutely in that position. They have a great crop of young players and to add a fantastic 22 year old defenseman to the team is truly ideal.

[d_phaneuf]

Boston Media starting to slam Hamilton now, they are such puppets for their team

did it for Seguin, do it for Red Sox/Pats players too

Kevin Paul DupontVerified account
‏@GlobeKPD
As noted here this morn, Bruins must have concern over essential element of Hamilton's game.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Gaudreau - 22
Monahan - 20
Brodie - 24
Bennett - 19
Hamilton - 22

That's an elite core.
An elite young core.

With a continuous stream of guys like Poirier, Jankowski, Ferland, Gillier, Ortio....and the list goes on

These are the times friends, these are the times.

[ricosuave]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 2m2 minutes ago
Bruins were also offered much higher first rounders than 15th overall, which adds to strangeness of the trade.

[nik-]

Negative: We don't get to see draft picks.

Positive: We get to ice Dougie Hamilton

LOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOL

[sureLoss]

Craig McTavish @FakeOilersGM
Ready the barn! Kevin is preparing an offer sheet for Brian Burke.

Brian Lawton @brianlawton9
Interesting CGY went to the 2nd Rd of playoffs last year with out their first and now 2nd D. Future is bright for CGY!

[RT14]

I can't even believe this happened! Flames wanted to add size and they sure as f@@@ did that!!! Going to make such a huge difference having this guy on the ice for 25-30 min a night clearing space for our forwards and racking up points himself. Wow. We just became a much bigger threat in the west!

Stunned and loving it!

[Stay Golden]

Treliving is going to crash the internet

[Hackey]

We used our own 2nd so the other 2nd is from the Glencross deal and we still have the Baertschi 2nd correct?