Dougie Hamilton or Mackenzie Weegar?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who's better?

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[Mobiandi]

Dougie Hamilton? It’s not 2015 anymore

 

[Felidae]

Not really fair to Hamilton if you're comparing right now as he missed 62 games last season to injury.

But just 2 seasons ago Hamilton peaked higher than Weegar has ever had (74 points), and has been better throughout their careers. It's reflected in their Norris voting record, as well as nearly 7 straight 40 point campaigns, a few of those who missed over 25+ games.

Weegar has eclipsed the 40 point mark twice and peaked at 52 points.

 

[JaegerDice]

If healthy, it's Hamilton.

Higher peak and longer track record.

But I like Weegar too.

 

[1specter]

If we're factoring in contracts I'd rather have Weegar at this point, but Hamilton is the better player overall provided that he is not cooked from the recent injuries. It's early in the season and he missed a lot of games so I think it's fair to give him some time.

 

[Regal]

Dougie Hamilton? It’s not 2015 anymore

You mean before he had a single Norris vote?

 

[Coffee]

If we're factoring in contracts I'd rather have Weegar at this point, but Hamilton is the better player overall provided that he is not cooked from the recent injuries. It's early in the season and he missed a lot of games so I think it's fair to give him some time.

Picked Weegar but never got to see much of Hamilton since he left the Bruins to be honest

What kind of defender is Hamilton ? Game strengths and stuff

Thank you

 

[centipede2233]

Factoring contracts I’ll go weager

 

[ESH]

Picked Weegar but never got to see much of Hamilton since he left the Bruins to be honest

What kind of defender is Hamilton ? Game strengths and stuff

Thank you

Lots of people will tell you he’s not good defensively, but I think he gets an unfair reputation.

He’s been relied on to play top pairing minutes against top competition for the Flames, Hurricanes, and Devils and has been really good for all 3 of those teams.

He’s one of those big guys that isn’t all that aggressive physically, but he’s not soft and he can throw some big hits. He’s got a long reach and so it’s not easy to get by him, but he does have brain lapses sometimes.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

I think Weegar is underrated considering he's a top pairing defenseman who plays huge minutes and scores 20 goals. However, Hamilton has been pretty damn good himself for a long time.

I voted Weegar but it's really close.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Hamilton is better overall. Weegar is better defensively with the better contract.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Dougie right now this second might not be better than Weegar coming off a very serious injury, but if we're looking at his play last year and the year before, I think it's clear he's a superior defenseman.

He's got a rep for being bad defensively, but the numbers just don't show it. He plays a standard workload, and doesn't give up goals at a substandard rate, while driving possession metrics very strongly. He's prone to occasionally getting caught flatfooted because he's not a particularly great skater, and I think those are things that people remember, when his normal, boring, quality defensive play gets overlooked.

At the same cost, assuming some semblance of health, I'd take Dougie every time. And I like Weegar a lot.