[Signing] Flames sign Hamilton to 6 year extension ($5.75 mil AAV)

[btimbit]

[JonDuke]

What an amazing freaking contract!

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Sets the tone nicely for the upcoming Monahan and Gaudreau deals at the end of next season. Gooooooood.

and we still have Bennett ... who I always forget about.

hahaha, this team is like a cartoon. This is so much more fun than the 2006-2012

[N-E-B]

I don't want to get too far ahead of myself here, but...

The 2016 playoffs have the potential to be REALLY fun!

[Rick M.]

nm

[Two Fivenagame]

MOD EDIT: Too much.

[Fire]

F Yeah!

Hamilton must of seen the direction the Bruins were going and wanted out. Now he gets to play for a winner.

Treliving must have turned on God mode.

[codynw]

^ That gif is really weird.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Mr. Treliving, in all honesty,

[shermanator]

The next miracle Brad Treliving's will perform is solving the Greek debt crisis.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Hackey

Or shows what an amazing job Treliving has done. It's already been reported that other GMS were just as shocked at how cheap we landed Hamilton for. I think it speaks more about Trelivings abilities than our knowledge.

No. If you think we fans know more than the folks running these teams, well I don't know what to say to that.

That's not taking anything away from what Treliving has done but it's every year we fans go off on what we think we know is best in terms of player trade values, contract dollars or years or whatever and 99.99% of the time, we're all so far off the mark. We really have no upper hand in knowledge of the inner workings of the NHL.

Just because some fans thinks Hamilton SHOULD make 6.5-7 million a year doesn't make it gospel.

[codynw]

So what number is Dougie gonna wear? Need to know for jersey buying reasons.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by shermanator

The next miracle Brad Treliving's will perform is solving the Greek debt crisis.

Naw, he'll just get them in a tizzy and trade St. Albert, a canola field and the closed down Cecil hotel for Santorini.

[Fire]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Sets the tone nicely for the upcoming Monahan and Gaudreau deals at the end of next season. Gooooooood.

100% Yes! Now the Flames should be able to re-sign both of these players to similar contracts as Hamilton. The Flames might not even have to do the Oiler special to get them signed.

[Muffins]

Originally Posted by codynw

So what number is Dougie gonna wear? Need to know for jersey buying reasons.

27 I would imagine.

[Gaudfather]

We definitely need a pic now of Dougie Hamilton in a Flames jersey!!

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by codynw

So what number is Dougie gonna wear? Need to know for jersey buying reasons.

I'd assume 27.

[JohnnySkittles]

Well, I'll gladly eat some crow. Thought for sure he'd get 7+ on a long term deal. Makes me wonder what really went on with Boston and Hamilton for him to decline basically the same over as we gave him. Perhaps there is something to those reports after all

[kyuss275]

Thats a million less per year than i thought Hamilton would get. Makes me hopeful in the next couple of years with Gio, Mon, Johhny Hockey and Bennet coming up. Probably should add Hudler to that list, who i thought would be as good as gone after this year. Maybe there will be money for him also.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

I'd assume 27.

Whoops, I thought Poirier had 27. Nevermind.