If the Flames and the Sabres can make a deal around Hamilton+ for ROR+ Risto I would do it. How big does that + have to be?
AS big as Risto
Can ROR be had without Hamilton?
Yes, with Monahan instead
If the Flames and the Sabres can make a deal around Hamilton+ for ROR+ Risto I would do it. How big does that + have to be?
Can ROR be had without Hamilton?
Lol not even close.
I would only bite if it's something like Hamilton+Janko/Bennett for ROR+Ristolainen. We upgrade at centre, you upgrade at defense.
That makes sense, Guhle doesn't really fill a hole for you guys since he's a lefty and u have valimaki ready to come up and obviously gio and brodie....i would like to politely RECIND my god awful trade thought, i apologize, i'm extremely bored on this flight from vegas to buffalo.....yeah that's right, i was at game 5You take a deal (ROR for DH) that the Flames don't want. Then you expect the Flames to add one of their most promising young forwards, that they've spent years developing, to the deal? The Flames have plenty of better defensive prospects than Guhle, and they already have a log jam to find playing time for them on the bottom pairing. Guhle has no value to the Flames.
As far as Eklund rumors go, this one isn't too bad.
I think both teams are better off keeping their guy, but this isn't from outer space like most are.
What did calgary give up for hamilton...a mid 1st and 2 2nds???
That's not true though. He would be a great addition to the team. Can never have enough C depth. Would be perfect on the second line. Push Backlund to 3rd line.... Keep Bennett on the wing.
I just wouldn't do Hamilton 1 for 1 for him.
Well who the **** did anything like that in this sub thread? I believe O'Reilly is a top 15 centetman in this league and by far the most effective player on the Sabres. I think Dougie Hamilton is a very good defenseman who gets sheltered by the veteran defensive dmen on his team. So who's hard to find? An all situations centetman who dominates faceoffs, scores and sets up, and is an elite dzone player, or a sheltered offensive defensmen who plays middle pairing minutes. And people use stats to make an argument because without data, it's just morons screaming at each other.
It's still pretty outer space lol. Hamilton for an expensive getting there in age LHS centerman is counterproductive for the Flames.
The point is, it's when forwards start to decline, but Hamilton isn't even in his prime yet. Calgary is still rebuilding. It's a bad move for them.Yeah, being 27 years old is really something to worry about.
Cripes.
Risto is more physical....an considering he can show that he is capable of playing 27 minutes a game already over a season definitely shows he has endurance. Put Hamilton on his spot and he's not going to do much better as a top pairing on the Sabres....whose Hamilton's partner in comparison to Risto's?I disagree with the notion that Hamilton is not significantly better than ristolainen. He's better in every measurable way.
I agree. Have to ask though why Calgary does not try to move other pieces for scoring?ROR for Dougie Hamilton who else is Buffalo adding to ROR for Hamilton because ROR alone wont cut it.
I'm not saying we should move Hamilton, but to answer your question.I agree. Have to ask though why Calgary does not try to move other pieces for scoring?
Hamilton is young enough, to be a core piece for the next 10 yrs.