Who is going to have cap space to add $8 mill to their roster?
Speculation: Will your team sign Dougie Hamilton in the offseason?
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Hamilton fits our timeline and we need both a top lefty and righty on the blueline, he solves half of that.
We have Zajac's $5.75 coming off this year. Also Palmieri $4.6 and Gusev $4.5, I think 1 if not both resign. Palms gets a bump, Gusev maybe a bit. The following year PK's $9M comes off. I think they move Butchers $3.7 x3
Not sure that there will be a team that is of equal calibre to Carolina right now who has $8 mill in cap space to spend in free agency. But, there are teams that do have the cap space to afford that amount. Just a matter of what he's going to priortize in the summer.
He's not an elite guy where you think, many this guy did or didn't win a Cup.
Tripod
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Flyers would need to have JVR taken in ED or traded in order to have cap space. But he would fit in perfectly.
Provy Hamilton
Sanheim Myers
Ghost Braun
...with York and Zamula to take over the 3rd pair when ready.
Provy Hamilton
Sanheim Myers
Ghost Braun
...with York and Zamula to take over the 3rd pair when ready.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Vancouver is already looking at giving both Hughes and Pettersson close to $9 million each long term, The last thing they should be doing is giving Hamilton the same.
Spirit of 67
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As of now, I have zero reason to believe Carolina doesn't re-sign him.
Unless fans are back and revenue increases for the NHL teams will really be feeling the loss of revenue and large contracts will not be business as usual. I am surprised how many teams still spent up to near some artificial cap but I can see next year the reality kicks in and teams look to shed and not add. Hamilton is a good D man but not a game changer and his ask will be just to much for teams to go in on.
NJ says no thank you he is not an elite dman any team that gives him 8 plus will regret it....If he played an all around game and used his SIZE which he doesn't he would deserve top money....Pass
They will try but probably don't get it done. But Dubas likes making 1 big move per off season so I suspect he will try
Going to be a while before we see any d man like him available. His corsi/fenwick and pts the last couple of yrs are very good. You're right about using his size and being nastier, but we need his reach more than his s#!++y. I know what you are saying but the current is not cutting it and a look down the road is good not top shelf.
Stickpucker
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Despite his point totals this year Hamboy hasn't been as good as the last couple seasons. Not sure what's up but not an ideal time for him to have a down season.
Negan4Coach
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I love how everybody want him back after being all like "Hahahaha you traded Elias Lindholm for the museum guy ahahaha"
Agree most of our prospects are LHD and Hamilton does produce but at same point do not want to get stuck with that salary and before this team is really ready to push for playoff success he will be on the wrong side of thirty....There also is an unknown factor with him that he is on his third team already....If he was at 5 to 6 per much different but you want 8 plus imo a pass.
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Elite is a very subjective term. Is he capable of being an elite D? Yes, his play last season proved that.
Is he capable of maintaining an elite level of play long term?-Eh...not looking so good so far this season.
Even taking his current, disappointing so far season into account, he’s got 11pts in 17gms. He’s still playing top pairing minutes. He’s still a top pair RD, those guys are always going to get paid. I hope he sticks around in CAR, but as I’ve said earlier in this thread, I’m starting to have doubts he does stay.
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i suspect he (and others UFA next off-season) will be frustrated by how much less $$ are available
some team could offer ~ 4x$4M, he and agent will think that is unfairly low,
but there may not be many offers of more
it's not just about his supposed market value, but maybe even more about hard decisions teams face with flat Cap
BUT it only takes one ...
some team could offer ~ 4x$4M, he and agent will think that is unfairly low,
but there may not be many offers of more
it's not just about his supposed market value, but maybe even more about hard decisions teams face with flat Cap
BUT it only takes one ...
The Devilish Buffoon
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If he hits the market, I do genuinely think Ottawa would make a serious push.
We'd have 33mil on a 14 man roster with only Tkachuk, Batherson and Zub as significant expiring deals... guessing that will cost at most 12-14mil, and probably closer to 10.
Most importantly, Hamilton would shore up our D for a long time... by the end of next year:
Chabot - Zaitsev
Sanderson - Hamilton
Brannstrom - Zub
J. Brown/JBD/Thomson/maybe Gudbranson/maybe Reilly
Zaitsev is a little over his head on the top pair, and Sanderson may still be a little over his head as a 2LD, but adding an elite RD would really solidify our future.
We'd have 33mil on a 14 man roster with only Tkachuk, Batherson and Zub as significant expiring deals... guessing that will cost at most 12-14mil, and probably closer to 10.
Most importantly, Hamilton would shore up our D for a long time... by the end of next year:
Chabot - Zaitsev
Sanderson - Hamilton
Brannstrom - Zub
J. Brown/JBD/Thomson/maybe Gudbranson/maybe Reilly
Zaitsev is a little over his head on the top pair, and Sanderson may still be a little over his head as a 2LD, but adding an elite RD would really solidify our future.
I can see Seattle throwing a whole bunch of money at him.
Good way to get started. With a top end right shot dman..... even if they have to overpay a bit.
Good way to get started. With a top end right shot dman..... even if they have to overpay a bit.
The Devilish Buffoon
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You realize TJ Brodie just got 4x$5M, right? Brodin got 7x$6M. Krug got 7x$6.5!
Now, those are all deals I would happily give those DMen. They are far from anchors and may even all be closer to steals than anchors... I think you'd struggle to find many teams who wouldnt move money around to try to add those guys on those deals.
Why would Hamilton get less than those guys? Hamilton has been between 7th-14th in Norris voting four years in a row, none of those guys have ever finished top 15.
I would argue that its because of a lack of these guys we cant push for playoffs. I hardly care that he wants to go to museums, heck I want Hanifin too!
And its not the fairest comparison and Fitz is not Shero but money is money:
