Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton (19) bounces the puck on his stick before the game against the Dallas Stars at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
The New Jersey Devils have surprisingly been named as a suitor for top free agent (outside Alexander Ovechkin) Dougie Hamilton. Most Devils fans don’t believe it’s even a possibility, but more and more analysts say Tom Fitzgerald is directly in this negotiation. Hamilton would bring the Devils a major right-handed defenseman to a team that desperately needs someone on the top line. If the Devils could match Hamilton with Ty Smith for the next five-to-seven years, it would actually give the Devils one of the best right sides in the league.