Dougie Hamilton or Aaron Ekblad?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who's better?

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[The Moose is Loose]

I’d take Ekblad. 3 years younger, signed cheaper, and is developing into a nice 2-way all situations #1 dman

Dougie is better offensively, but Ekblad is better defensively while also bringing solid offense from the backend

 

[Gurglesons]

Dougie.

 

[Regal]

I think Hamilton has more of an impact when at his best, but I do still question whether he needs to be insulated a bit for that to happen.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Ekblad. Not close either.

 

[JaegerDice]

Dougie Hamilton, not close.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Since you asked who is better I’d say Dougie right now, but I take Elblad over him taking into account age and contract.

 

[Boreal01]

Easily Hamilton

 

[The S5]

I'll take the guy who can defend and isn't afraid of his own shadow.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Definitely the guy who can play good defense, Ekblad, not close.

 

[Dr Salt]

Lots of these comments of Dougie's defense going off on an undeserved reputation. That being said love em' both.

 

[Burkeocet]

Ekblad but Dougie is a better defender than he gets credit for, especially on here. He’s far from a liability

 

[lawrence]

Ekblad for me. Seems to be a better all around. Not that Hamilton is not great, he just seems like a Friendly giant.

 

[MitchMurphy]

Douglas

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

About to the same I guess .

 

[Cheddabombs]

If you asked me a week ago I would've said Ekblad, but now that Dougie's on my team it has to be him

 

[Nicomo Cosca]

What is up with this board’s obsession with “and it’s not even close?” Almost every time I see it said it’s in response to something that is indeed, actually very close.

 

[82Ninety42011]

Ekblad for me he just has more heart though Hamilton has more talent. Problem with Hamilton is he doesn't always show his talent.

 

[Dominance]

Super close for me, great poll. Both top-10 defensemen in the league.

 

[lawrence]

I don’t have Jeff Douglas on team Canada this year (2022) Any Canadian fans feel the same ?

 

[pb1300]

Ekblad was on his way to a possible Norris trophy nomination before his injury. He looks like he’s past his injury, and I expect him to continue to improve his numbers.

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Ekblad was on his way to a possible Norris trophy nomination before his injury. He looks like he’s past his injury, and I expect him to continue to improve his numbers.

Hamilton was 4th last year and has been top 15 over the last 5 years

 

[KevSkillz4]

Ekblad play like a true #1 overall pick and he is a franchise defenseman no doubt about that. It's him and it's not close.

 

[John Johnson]

The guy that hasn't played for 4 different teams.

 

[treple13]

Hamilton was 4th last year and has been top 15 over the last 5 years

Let's be brutally honest here. Using Norris votes to rank dmen is one of the silliest things. Dion Phaneuf was top 10 in voting four years in a row at one point and I can tell you as a Calgary fan that he was never even close to being a top 10/15 dman in the league.