Report: Hamilton's agents will demand huge money.

Yesterday we reported comments made by TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger that suggested Dougie Hamilton could be the "poster boy" for an offer sheet. Dreger recently joined TSN 1050 Radio and expounded on his statement, and the news isn't any better if you're a fan of the Boston Bruins.

When you're looking at Dougie Hamilton, his agents are looking at something that's probably going to mirror (Alex) Pietrangelo or (Drew) Doughty. So upwards of $6-6.5-7 million per year ... I think Boston would love to keep him. But there's a salary cap issue, as we know, in Boston. And if you're a rival team, why wouldn't you try? I know the Bruins brought him in and they have high hopes of him kind of one day taking over from Zdeno Chara. But Dougie Hamilton could be the poster boy for that sort of scenario. Not saying it's going to happen, of course, but offer sheets in offseason are always tempting.

The problem the Bruins face now is whether or not they are prepared to gamble their future on Hamilton. There's no doubt he is an extremely promising talent, but as of this moment he's not at the level of a Doughty or a Pietrangelo. With that said you just know there's one team out there prepared to take that risk. If Hamilton develops into the defenseman most think he will become then the big contract makes sense, but if the Bruins were to invest that much in a player who fails to meet expectations they could severely damage the future of the franchise.