To paraphrase the popular song from The Lego Movie, everything was awesome when the Boston Bruins drafted Dougie Hamilton with the ninth overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup not even two months before, and now they drafted their future franchise defenseman.
Hamilton proceeded to have three solid seasons in Boston, and for the most part he lived up to his lofty expectations. That’s why we were caught off guard when the Bruins dealt him to Calgary after the 2014-2015 season.
Many questioned the trade at the time, mainly because Boston gave up a young, quality defenseman for draft picks.