Nurse vs Hamilton vs Jones

[jetsforever]

Jones, no hesitation

 

[GreeningOil]

Hamilton… a lot of hesitation. All contracts are ridiculous and vary from 3 to 1.25m over pay

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Taking into account contracts:
Hamilton
Jones










Nurse

 

[majormajor]

It depends on the team.

On New Jersey, I'd prefer Hamilton. Best regular season D-man. His inability to elevate his intensity for the playoffs isn't super important for them, they'd be happy just to get in.

On the Oilers, Seth Jones quite easily. He's a fantastic open-ice player that does especially well playing with talent, and obviously miscast in Columbus. He'd be scoring 70+ pts a year with McDavid and Draisaitl, and his playoff track record is absolutely stellar.

Nurse I wouldn't have as my #1 pick for any team, but if he gets more strong years under his belt then perhaps he will change my mind. I think the Oilers took a bad risk signing him to that contract this early.

 

[Dumais]

Jones is the most Hedman like (controlling and impacting the game) with Nurse then Hamilton.

Actually think all contracts are fair and all GMs got it right. Regardless of the price increase that #1 D command.

 

[goonybird]

It depends.

Chicago needs a defenceman but trading Boqvist for that might be just ridiculous. We'll see.

Devils needed an offensive and right-handed defenceman who can shield Severson+Subban down the lineup.

Edmonton needs a defenceman. Like any of them.

They're all winners.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Hamilton
Jones

Nurse

 

[Steven Toast]

Hamilton is the best of the 3, making the least. So him.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Hamilton. And he ain't that great neither.

Will be curious to see what Jones' numbers look like with more offensive talent and mindset.

 

[missionAvs]

This is Hamilton easily IMO.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...whoever is at #1 or #2, that Nurse contract is definitely #3...

 

[triggrman]

I like Nurse but he’s not on the other choices level

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Nurse has by far the worst contract.

I don’t like the contract of either of the other two, but I think Jones can find his form again after a few weaker seasons. Hamilton has always been overrated. Good player, but not as good as the analytics suggest.

 

[Larry Hanson]

They are all too much money so I'd take the lowest one with the least term.

 

[SpezDispenser]

None of them

 

[Mr Positive]

I'm an Oiler fan who voted Jones, because I've liked him for a long time. I definitely think that Nurse deserves more credit than he's gotten in this thread. He wasn't just some fringe top line Dman. He was in the top tier.

Now, I would agree that Nurse has only been in that conversation for one season, and an odd shortened one at that. He was a top pairing guy the year before too though, although that was also a shortened, strange season. So yes, he's overpaid.

But, I have followed Nurse as well, and him getting to a top level was not a shock. He's gotten better every year. He's at an age where he is just entering his prime. If he were UFA, there would a much larger group of teams that would give him that contract than you people would think.

 

[kp61c]

Hamilton.

 

[Hierso]

Hamilton is the only one on a 7-year deal. So Hamiltion.

 

[Auto Pilot]

Hamilton and it’s not even close. He’s the best player out of the 3 and getting paid what he should based upon his metrics and production.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Hamilton not close.

 

[flamesforcup]

Jones
Nurse
Hamilton.

Hamilton most overrated player in the league. Ask any Flames or Bruins fan. Like him as a person but as a player he looks lost. Not someone who can carry a dcore.

 

[Ghetty Green]

Jones AINEC

 

[Dr Salt]

Jones
Nurse
Hamilton.

Hamilton most overrated player in the league. Ask any Flames or Bruins fan. Like him as a person but as a player he looks lost. Not someone who can carry a dcore.

A Flames and Bruins fan knows about the player he used to be, not the one he is now. He's been in Carolina for three seasons, a lot can and has changed in that time.

 

[Bouboumaster]

I would have been willing to give Hamilton his contrat, but not the other two

 

[AvroArrow]

most of you are taking dougie just because he makes freakin 500k less.

He's also significantly better than the other 2, Jones has insane potential though