Dougie Hamilton’s Exit Could Be the Price of Keeping Nemec

New Jersey is staring at a familiar front-office squeeze, and Dougie Hamilton sits right in the middle of it. The idea here is not just about moving a big contract, but about what the Devils are trying to protect on the blue line behind him. Toronto is watching because this kind of logjam can turn one team’s problem into another team’s opening. When a defenseman with Hamilton’s profile becomes the expendable piece, the trade board tends to get loud fast.