On Wednesday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman broke the news that star defenceman Travis Hamonic was looking for a trade away from the New York Islanders. Hamonic, a 6’2”, 205-pound right-shooting rearguard, is in the prime of his career at the age of 25 and currently leads the Isles in ice time.
The report was quickly confirmed by TSN’s Darren Dreger, who added some important context:
It’s likely that each of the four teams named in Dreger’s report would have interest in landing Hamonic, who is on a contract that runs until 2019-20 and has a team-friendly $3.86 million cap hit. The problem is what the Islanders want in return, which was explained by an unnamed league executive quoted in Friedman’s piece.
“The problem with them trading Travis Hamonic,” said the executive, “is they want…Travis Hamonic.”
Friedman elaborated that the Islanders are “not interested in a picks or prospects type of return.”
It’s also worth noting that the Islanders’ forward depth chart is already pretty impressive; i ...
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Potential Trade Packages for NHL Teams in the Running to Land Travis Hamonic
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