Dougie Hamilton isn’t going anywhere.
It was a message delivered by Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving Wednesday morning and repeated later in the day by an emphatic Brian Burke, who was at his bombastic best.
And while the silliness of NHL trade rumours generally doesn’t – and shouldn’t – have to be addressed by front office folk, good on the lads for nipping this ridiculous rumbling in the bud.
With a horde of Toronto media types surrounding him for a post-road trip update, Treliving said talk of moving Hamilton was “absolutely false.”
Burke took it to a whole other level by doing what he was famous for before arriving in Calgary – standing up and defending his players.