He will replace the toughness that they lost in Milan Lucic when Boston shipped him to the Kings for this pick.
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The Boston Bruins eliminated two potentially hard contract negotiations Friday by trading defenseman Dougie Hamilton to the Calgary Flames and forward Milan Lucic to the Los Angeles Kings.
–The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Carl Soderberg to a five-year contract, one day after acquiring the pending unrestricted free agent in a trade with the Boston Bruins. Giordano was an early-season Norris Trophy contender and, while his rate stats and percentages are generally stronger than Hamilton’s, the two defenders show some remarkable similarities. ” “So that don”t hurt.”.
ESPN.com reported the deal through the 2019-20 season is worth $23.75 million, includes a full no-trade clause for the first two years and a limited no-trade clause afterward.
In his career, Lucic has scored a total of 139 goals, 203 assists for 342 points in 566 NHL games.
Sportsnet’s John Shannon reports that sources say that Flames will be able to ink the newly-acquired RFA defenseman to a long-term deal. I kind of had that nervous, anxious, excited, sad…all in one feeling going on in my stomach, especially this morning, thinking something was going to happen. He is coming off an impressive 2014-15 season in which he set career highs in goals (10), assists (32) and points (42) in 72 games.
” “It”s the Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy-type trio that most people think is the ultimate-type line,” Lombardi said of the Islanders icons. He’s right. Now, Hamilton will be a foundational player for the Calgary Flames.
” “To get a player like Clark Gillies, there”s not many like this in the league, that can play with top players and bring that element.”.
Hanging over the situation was the very real threat of another NHL team signing Hamilton, a restricted free agent, to an offer sheet.
It’s mighty tough to see how the Bruins are better served for next season. Players like Seattle Thunderbird’s center Mathew Barzal, left wing Kyle Connor from the USHL, or the Ottawa 67’s forward Travis Konecny would have been available at the Kings initial drafting position. Obviously I get to be part of an organization and help them win another Cup. Hamilton had 27 even strength and 15 power play points in 72 games for the Bruins last season.
“Yes, I talked to Peter over the last few days”, said Sweeney, acknowledging that his old boss knows the Bruins better than any other team. He was a central figure in Boston’s 2011 Stanley Cup victory. They already know how to do that. Although the moves will surely be unpopular with fans, they save the team a massive amount of salary and promise to ensure the depth chart remains stocked for years to come. “I cannot wrap my head around it”. It would have been nice to have gotten the news while I was down there, so I could have stayed down there and enjoy the start of being a King a tiny bit more.
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Now the park is a tiny closer.
