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Dougie Hamilton signs for 6 years, 5.75 million per year in Calgary

Well, the day is here. Calgary has signed Dougie Hamilton and as expected it is in the 7-8 million ra- WHAT?

Yr by yr for Hamilton: 1)$5.5 mil 2)$5.5 mil 3)$5.75 mil 4)$5.75 mil 5) $6 mil 6)$6 mil. Ltd no trade clause in years 5-6.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) June 30, 2015

5.75 million bucks would have done it? That's completely reasonable. And if the Bruins offered the rumored 5.5 million, then what was the counteroffer that made them go "Uh, nah." Is Don Sweeney just afraid to put in the work to make that deal happen before signing day?