WHAT?! Flames Unload Dougie Hamilton and Ferland to Caroline for Hanfin and Lindholm

.@CortexBusiness Transaction Alert: The #Flames have acquired forward Elias Lindholm and defenceman Noah Hanifin from the Hurricanes! https://t.co/bOUPfPI3eO

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) June 23, 2018

I can’t believe it. Can you? All of the rumors that Dougie was going to be traded, and the BS that Brad Treliving said that Dougie wasn’t going to be traded, amounted to Dougie Hamilton being traded.

Why?

A stud RH defencemen just entering his prime. For who? Downgrades.

If we want to look at this trade from a glass half empty POV then we have:

Flames Trade:

1st Rounder
2nd Rounder
2nd Rounder
Dougie Hamilton
Michael Ferland
Adam Fox

Carolina Trades:
Noah Hanafin
Elias Lindholm

In order for this trade to remotely work for the team a LOT of ‘what ifs’ need to pan out.