Post-Game Talk: #55 Ducks 2 at FLYERS 6, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, 1:00 pm ET

[StarterHart]

Victoria just vaulted passed Carchidi, and Dave Isaac on the list of best Flyer journalists.

I'm sure she's already better at spotting fake photoshopped tweets

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Someone needs to ask those hard hitting tough questions

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I’ve suggested this before, but Ghost for Hamilton — who would do it? Yes for me.

 

[Beef Invictus]

That is a horizontal move at best for a player who costs ~25% more and who never sticks anywhere. That makes no sense and further shores up the reality that a Ghost trade is a trade for its own sake.

 

[Magua]

That is a horizontal move at best for a player who costs ~25% more and who never sticks anywhere. That makes no sense and further shores up the reality that a Ghost trade is a trade for its own sake.

As if Hamilton, with his reputation for being "soft" or "mercurial," wouldn't quickly lose his shine here among the same group that wants to trade Ghost (and also likely complained about a similar to Hamilton d-man in Sanheim). Dougie's reputation and overblown flaws are practically everything they complain about with our own players.

Hamilton is a good player also having a down year. At the same time, he's more a PP2 guy than PP1 -- his career high being 16 PP points compared to Ghost's 33. He fulfills a good, play driving top 4 ES role, even top pair with the right partner. He has plenty of on-ice value. But what happens is suddenly Ghost's PP production can't be replaced in return for a commodity more easily replaced, or that we have already, with Gudas and Sanheim as strong play drivers, and Myers perhaps around the corner.

 

[Striiker]

PP points don't count guys.

 

[FLYguy3911]

But what happens is suddenly Ghost's PP production can't be replaced in return for a commodity more easily replaced, or that we have already, with Gudas and Sanheim as strong play drivers, and Myers perhaps around the corner.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Yep, Hamilton has flaws. So does Ghost. Those in favor of the trade don’t think they’d be getting a perfect player.
But they’d be getting a RH shot who is better defensively.
Still decent offensively.
And maybe Sanheim can step into the point on a PP that has been avg to bad with Ghost for the last couple of seasons.

 

[Striiker]

Isn’t it interesting that Provorov isn’t recieving any of this irrational hate and trade proposals?

He was easily worse than Ghost up until the all star break, so why aren’t we panicking and trying to dump him....?

Could it possibly be that players who score a lot (especially defensemen) get stereotyped in a way that can’t be shaken? And no matter how they play, some people will never reevaluate and judge them according to how they actually play?

Hmmmmmmm...

(Obviously neither player should be traded, it’s just interesting to see the undeserved hate some get and others avoid)

 

[Magua]

 

[Starat327]

We were looking to replace PP production, not squander it

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I’ve suggested this before, but Ghost for Hamilton — who would do it? Yes for me.

Hasn’t his character been questioned by some in the NHL front offices?

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Hasn’t his character been questioned by some in the NHL front offices?

Yes. Probably can’t trade for a unicorn.

 

[Beef Invictus]

There isn't 1.25 million dollars in difference defensively between Ghost and Hamilton and Ghost is better offensively.

 

[Starat327]

Trading good players for worse players doesn't seem wise unless there's an add coming with the worse player to make the deal justifiable.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

There isn't 1.25 million dollars in difference defensively between Ghost and Hamilton and Ghost is better offensively.

If you asked me to have one of the two, I’d take Hamilton.

 

[bennysflyers16]

I’ve suggested this before, but Ghost for Hamilton — who would do it? Yes for me.

Absolutely no

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Absolutely no

Why?

 

[Beef Invictus]

If you asked me to have one of the two, I’d take Hamilton.

Cool, you're choosing the worse cap value which isn't a good idea in a capped league.

 

[orangecrush8]

Hamilton, at age 25, currently playis for his third NHL team and might be available again?

It’s like a first date where they don’t shut up about their ex. HARD PASS.

 

[mja]

Why?

He's not clearly a better player, he has a higher cap hit, he's UFA 2 years earlier than Ghost, etc., etc., etc.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

He's not clearly a better player, he has a higher cap hit, he's UFA 2 years earlier than Ghost, etc., etc., etc.

Ok. I disagree. I think he’s better than Ghost.

 

[kudymen]

I got a feeling everything about the Ducks game has already been said.

 

[mja]

But your a fan of ghost lol. This can't be true. Everyone would take hamilton.

YOU WOULD TURN ON HAMILTON AFTER ONE GAME!!!!!

 

[Striiker]

Here I sit, waiting for a single legit reason to trade Ghost