In his first season with the Carolina Hurricanes, Dougie Hamilton had a rough patch beginning the season where it seemed he wasn’t quite acclimated with his surroundings. In the first three months of the season Hamilton had a total of just 10 points (three goals, seven assists), which for an offensive defenseman isn’t that good.
But Hamilton went against the belief of him being a cancer in the locker room. Instead of giving up and not being a quality teammate, he worked to get out of the bad start he had. Once he was fully settled with being a Hurricane, he was getting on the score sheet more and more.