On Saturday, on Hockey Night in Canada, it was mentioned that the Carolina Hurricanes might look to trade Defenseman Dougie Hamilton. I immediately wrote about the Toronto Maple Leafs acquiring him.
In my article, which you can check out here if you want, I stated that Dougie Hamilton might be the best defenseman in the NHL. I said that, at the very least, he was in a group with Drew Doughty, Victor Hedman, Morgan Rielly, Kris Letang, Mark Giordano, Erick Karlsson and Brent Burns.
This was met with resounding laughter by the comments section.
Which is fair – it’s a big statement, Hamilton isn’t exactly a superstar in terms of reputation, and most people here are Toronto Maple Leafs fans before they are entire NHL fans.