WhiskeySeven*
Expect the expected
- Jun 17, 2007
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How was that his fault?
Not his fault but he surely wasn't worth 5.5m at any point in his Habs career. Topping out at a measly 34 points with major first minute time on a league leading PP.
That's what really bothered me about Hamrlik to be honest, it wasn't that he was a bad d-man, he wasn't, it was that he wasn't good enough. Not enough offense, not enough physicality, not enough shooting, not enough foot speed.
I'm okay with Gorges at 3.9 in modern money, he's overpaid but nonetheless it's fine, but Hamrlik at 5.5 in 2008 money is far too much for what he brought to the table. What's the difference between Gorges and Hamrlik? Gorges is faster, blocks more shots, he's more vocal, and he's not affiliated with career criminals


I can respect that he's a good dman, and he was, but he was beyond slow toward the end and got increasingly lazy (those delay of game penalties...) and brought too little to the table offensively to be a top2 d-man.