Bruins Ship Hamilton's Rights to Calgary

			2015		2016
To Calgary	POS	Age	G/W	P	Cap
Dougie Hamilton	D	22	10	42	RFA
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To Boston	POS	Age	G/W	P	Cap
2015 1st Round Draft Pick, #15 Overall
2015 2nd Round Draft Pick, #45 Overall
2015 2nd Round Draft Pick, #54 Overall

The threat of an impending offer sheet was far too great for the Boston Bruins, given their salary cap status and the potential of defenseman Dougie Hamilton, so they had their hand forced and sourced out a huge deal with the Calgary Flames, as three top end picks in a deep draft head the other way.

Of course, the Flames will have to work hard to sign Hamilton to a new deal, which will likely not reflect a bridge deal or anything like that, so it will be fairly hefty moving forward.  Hamilton will join a very deep blueline already, having Mark Giordano, Dennis Wideman, T.J. Brodie and Kris Russell already.

This will definitely offer up some good debate, as to which team has the better blueline, indeed.  More will certainly drop, when the contract is eventually signed.