Friedman reveals Dougie Hamilton blocked a trade to a Western Conference team
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NHL analyst Elliotte Friedman has revealed that the New Jersey Devils had attempted to trade veteran defenseman Dougie Hamilton to the San Jose Sharks over the summer, but that he blocked it.
It's looking more and more like the New Jersey Devils will eventually be moving on from veteran defenseman Dougie Hamilton.
Hamilton, who has a 10-team no trade list as part of his contract, was reportedly about to be moved to the Western Conference but that he blocked it.
Per NHL analyst Elliotte Friedman, the Devils had a trade in place to send Hamilton to the San Jose Sharks.
So far this year, Hamilton has 10 points (5G, 5A) in 40 games.
Dougie Hamilton Was Recently Made A Healthy Scratch By The Devils
The Devils recently caused major speculation that they were going to be moving on from Hamilton when he was made a healthy scratch.
NHL analyst Pierre LeBrun got the scoop from Hamilton's agent JP Barry, who indicated that his client is ready to consider teams outside of his 10 team no trade clause.
Dougie was informed today that he will be not be playing now that Kovacevic is back in the lineup. In our view, this decision is all about business rather than his game right now. Singling him out seems very calculated at this stage.
Dougie has a 10-team trade list and there have been efforts to trade him going back to the draft last year. We have made it clear to the Devils that we will consider teams outside our list and other creative ways to get to a team that is mutually acceptable. - JP Barry
Dougie has a 10-team trade list and there have been efforts to trade him going back to the draft last year. We have made it clear to the Devils that we will consider teams outside our list and other creative ways to get to a team that is mutually acceptable. - JP Barry
Hamilton was taken with the ninth overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins, where he played the first several years of his NHL career before being traded in 2015 to the Calgary Flames.
Hamilton also played with the Carolina Hurricanes before signing a seven year contract with the Devils in 2021. He is still under contract for another two years beyond this one with an AAV (average annual value) of $9 million.
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