Dougie Hamilton III

[alg363636]

And what if Hamilton is asking for 7 per year?

You give it to him.

Anything 7mil and under you give him.

Unless there's a big goddamn + on that 3OA it's a horrible trade. Dougie is already a legit top-pairing dman with an amazing offensive upside. And he's 22. Hanifin in might never get there or it might take him 10 years. Who the **** knows.

We have a stud dman who we drafted and developed already being awesome at the NHL level. Starting over is ****ing stupid. Our present and future defense already looks super weak even with Dougie - replacing him with an unknown is a huge mistake.

 

[kutskova]

Hamilton 1000% has more value than #3.

I completely agree. It seems high draft picks and potential seem to outweigh proven talent.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

You give it to him.

Anything 7mil and under you give him.

Unless there's a big goddamn + on that 3OA it's a horrible trade. Dougie is already a legit top-pairing dman with an amazing offensive upside. And he's 22. Hanifin in might never get there or it might take him 10 years. Who the **** knows.

We have a stud dman who we drafted and developed already being awesome at the NHL level. Starting over is ****ing stupid. Our present and future defense already looks super weak even with Dougie - replacing him with an unknown is a huge mistake.

Yep. Trading Hamilton makes no sense at all.

What is Sweeney waiting? Sign him for 8y already. If Chiarelli was still here, that would already be a done deal and none of this crap about offersheet and trade for #3 would happen.

 

[ThorntonFightClub*]

Wake up. Dreger is much more than a talking head. If he is hearing this, its out there.

yeah, no.

when it comes to draft/rfa/trade time, everyone is simply a talking head. There's so many BS rumors be fed by so many different sources that it all becomes a cacophany of crap

 

[Lord Ahriman]

No one is untouchable, but I'm not trading Hamilton unless a gigantic offer is on the table and the 3rd overall isn't enough.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Option 1 is to re-sign Hamilton to a fair contract & keep him in Boston.

IF his demands are too high I'm not sure trading him for what amounts to be Hanifin is a wise move. That would mean full on rebuild. Bye Chara Rask Krejci Bergeron Seidenberg etc...

I'd look to move him for a similar asset. A John Carlson type in Washington. The Capitals are rumored to want top-6 winger(s). Maybe Boston includes Eriksson as part of package (Backstrom Eriksson Swedish connection). Even Koko may be an asset Caps would like. I'd try to pry Carlson & Tom Wilson. Carlson is only 25 & he's an impressive player. Caps have zero reason to move him I'm sure.

 

[Mione134]

What if Dougie is asking MORE than 7 mill? He's forcing Sweeneys hand

 

[alg363636]

Omg we could be the team that traded Thornton, Kessel, Seguin and Hamilton all before they hit their prime.

Bahahaha if this happens I'm goi to lose my goddamn mind.

 

[ThorntonFightClub*]

And what if Hamilton is asking for 7 per year?

pay the man is money.

you automatically match any offer that doesnt reach the 4 1sts plateau. Even at the 4 1sts level it depends on the team

 

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

You give it to him.

Anything 7mil and under you give him.

Unless there's a big goddamn + on that 3OA it's a horrible trade. Dougie is already a legit top-pairing dman with an amazing offensive upside. And he's 22. Hanifin in might never get there or it might take him 10 years. Who the **** knows.

We have a stud dman who we drafted and developed already being awesome at the NHL level. Starting over is ****ing stupid. Our present and future defense already looks super weak even with Dougie - replacing him with an unknown is a huge mistake.

But if - and it's a big if - this happens, it buys us time to see out the Chara contract. By the time Hanifin is asking for money, the big man will be gone. This move would allow us to keep most of our current assets - Lucic, Krug etc.

Perhaps Sweeney is weighing it up as Lucic/Krejci vs Hamilton

 

[kutskova]

pay the man is money.

you automatically match any offer that doesnt reach the 4 1sts plateau. Even at the 4 1sts level it depends on the team

I must be getting cheap in my old age. 7 is going straight to the high end of the pay scale.

 

[Man Rocket]

it better be #3 + if it happens... I really hope we just resign him though

 

[alg363636]

What if Arizona just flipped him for a center? It would probably be Drasaitl - a lot of people are speculating on the main board.

If Chiarelli gets Dougie and we piss all over our blue line...

 

[Shaun]

unless hes flipped in a series of trades leading to eichel i'm going to be pissed

 

[fregolo2]

Let's Edmonton sign Hamilton and take their 4 x 1st round pick instead of trading him for only 1 first round pick.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Perhaps Sweeney is weighing it up as Lucic/Krejci vs Hamilton

A team weak on defense. That already owns Patrice Bergeron. I pick Hamilton over Krejci and Lucic any day.

Our defense is WEAK. Chara is another year older, Seidenberg is declining, and Krug isn't even a top 4 regular. I'm pretty sure 18 year old Hanifin isn't better than 21 year old Dougie Hamilton.

If that's the case, we aren't looking to go for it this season, so trade your older assets while they are hot; and move on.

 

[mislysBB]

If any of these rumors come to fruition (the ones that include Lucic for Edler as well) then this team isn't going anywhere for the next few years.

Which is a shame.

 

[World of Wardlow]

I don't buy that the bruins are willing to trade Dougie Hamilton. Haven't they learned from the Sequin trade already?

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

But if - and it's a big if - this happens, it buys us time to see out the Chara contract. By the time Hanifin is asking for money, the big man will be gone. This move would allow us to keep most of our current assets - Lucic, Krug etc.

Perhaps Sweeney is weighing it up as Lucic/Krejci vs Hamilton

If that's the case then peace out Lucic

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

If Sweeney trades Hamilton straight up for #3 he needs to be fired immediately. What is the point of that? We get cap space and immediately burn our last few years of Chara. Might as well trade Krejci at that point too.

 

[bob27]

There's no point in not going for full rebuild if Hamilton is traded.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Also if we trade Hamilton for Hanafin, and then say Lucic for Hamhuis (give me a few hours to finish vomiting), our team is going to SUCK.

 

[Dellstrom]

When was the last time a franchise #1C was traded? Tyler Seguin.

When was the last time a franchise #1D was traded? News at 9pm!

The type of talk that Dreger/MacKenzie are doing right now was EXACTLY the kind they were talking about before Seguin was traded. I'm getting deja vu. I really don't know what I'll do if this happens. The fact that it's an actual rumor that's obviously true has me speechless. We could afford to lose Seguin, I guess. We had Bergeron and Krejci, and were deep at wing. We CANNOT afford to lose Hamilton. Unless we're getting a Weber or Doughty in return, it instantly sets us back 3-5 years. If Hamilton is gone I fully expect to see Lucic, Smith, Chara, Krejci, and Eriksson as starters gone as well. No point keeping them, it'll be full rebuild time.

 

[Man Rocket]

Also if we trade Hamilton for Hanafin, and then say Lucic for Hamhuis (give me a few hours to finish vomiting), our team is going to SUCK.

All in for Matthews!


Then we trade Matthews to ARI (his hometown team) for Hamilton +


im going insane

 

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

A team weak on defense. That already owns Patrice Bergeron. I pick Hamilton over Krejci and Lucic any day.

Our defense is WEAK. Chara is another year older, Seidenberg is declining, and Krug isn't even a top 4 regular. I'm pretty sure 18 year old Hanifin isn't better than 21 year old Dougie Hamilton.

If that's the case, we aren't looking to go for it this season, so trade your older assets while they are hot; and move on.

Maybe they feel that Hanifin is ready for the big time straight away

Chara + Hamilton. Lucic gone.

OR

Chara + Hanifin. Lucic stays.

Take your pick