Matt Larkin of SI.com (The Hockey News): A growing list of suitors for Dougie Hamilton is slowly taking shape. Remember, there is no more five-day early negotiation window. Allowing Hamilton this option is viewed as a gesture of goodwill by Carolina. It is why the Hurricanes cannot be completely counted out as of yet.
Hamilton is just 28 and square in his prime so his AAV could be around $8.5-9 million. It may be even more. No one knows. What is known is that many calls are coming in.
Chicago, Philadelphia, and Winnipeg are the first that come to mind when it comes to the star defenseman.