-Vintage Canuck- Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Capitals Acquire Center Zach Hamill from Boston for Left Wing Chris Bourque: ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals acquired center Zach Hamill from the Boston Bruins in exchange for left wing Chris Bourque, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Hamill, 23, recorded 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) in 41 games last season with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 5’11”, 180-pound center tallied two assists in 16 games with the Boston Bruins in 2011-12. In 20 career NHL games, Hamill has collected four assists and has registered 139 points (44 goals, 95 assists) in 256 career AHL games. The Vancouver, British Columbia, native was originally drafted by Boston in the first round (eighth overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Hamill won the Bobby Clarke trophy for amassing the most points (93) in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Everett Silvertips during the 2006-07 season. Bourque, 26, registered 93 points (27 goals, 66 assists) in 73 games with the Hershey Bears in 2011-12. He is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=632874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Win for Capitals as of now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Jeez, I remember watching Hamill in the Dub and thinking he was going to become a star player in the NHL, now 5 years later he's getting traded for the negotiation rights of a career AHLer. He really did not pan out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows53 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 They could have picked him up on waivers for free. Just like the other 28 teams. Hamill is a massive bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatbeards48 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Hamill is a bust, chose to go home and party rather than be with the Bruins during there run to the cup. Says something about his attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.G Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Minor league deal which will be forgotten by all in about 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Over 3 hours! HA! What happened with Hamill anyways? They didn't seem to rush his development. Was he a victim of the party crowd? Or he just really wasn't committed to being an NHLer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Wait... you can trade while the playoffs is going??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Wait... you can trade while the playoffs is going??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opmac Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 We could have drafted Patrick White, or we could have drafted Zach Hamill? It's no so bad. At least we got two seasons of Christian Ehrhoff for two years. Had we had drafted Hamill, it's likely we wouldn't have given up on him so quickly and thus wouldn't have pulled off the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 We could have drafted Patrick White, or we could have drafted Zach Hamill? It's no so bad. At least we got two seasons of Christian Ehrhoff for two years. Had we had drafted Hamill, it's likely we wouldn't have given up on him so quickly and thus wouldn't have pulled off the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 maybe it all these players need is a fresh start...no risk for either side i like these kind of deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phamda Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 You could have made deals after the trade deadline but the players coming back couldn't play on your club for that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Actually, they can play for the club just not in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phamda Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 that's only true of free agent signing made after the deadline, not trades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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