When during the off-season, the Boston Bruins traded young, talented Defenseman, Dougie Hamilton, Bruins fans were shocked, and not happy...It appeared that negotiations for a contract extension broke down...When the Flames reached a deal with Hamilton after the trade, Bruins fans were scratching their heads, seeing that the numbers were not that far apart...Well, the picture is getting clearer this week...
Tuesday it came out that Hamilton wanted out of Boston because the Bruins had refused to trade for his Freddie, who is with the San Jose Sharks...
Today, even more came out on the Toucher and Rich show on 98.5 in Boston...CSNNE's John Haggerty was on the show Wednesday morning, talking Bruins and was asked about the Hamilton reports...Haggerty had said he hadn't heard the 'trade for my brother' story, but did suggest that Hamilton's parents may have been a major factor in the Bruins trading Dougie boy...
“What I did hear was that his parents were heavily involved in his career probably more so than you see with most guys who are 21, 22 years old, and there was some push-back because there were phone calls made to the Bruins organization, or there was some involvement in the way he was being used and things like that.”
The guys pushed, and asked if Haggerty was saying that Hamilton's parents were calling the Bruins and complaining about how he was used, Haggerty reiterated that they were “heavily involved in his career”...He also added that the parents have been "heavily involved" in Freddie’s career...
As a parent, I can understand being fully concerned about your kids, and their career...Especially when it is a career that can be very lucrative, but also very short lived...But there is a line, and these people seem to be going way past it...This isn't Little League...Hell, it's not even college...And college programs wouldn't put up with this shit...It's the NHL...The elite...The best of the best, and Mom and Dad are calling the management to complain because their boy isn't getting enough minutes...'Why isn't my Dougie on the penalty kill?' Why isn't little Dougie boy a top-2 Defenseman?'
This shit is ridiculous...And now that it's coming out, Hamilton is going to get some serious ball-busting...Especially next time he comes to Boston...
Grow up Dougie...Tell Mom and Dad to mind their own business!
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