Hamonic a stay-at-home defenseman
Veteran Blueliner Says He Will Remain Right Here in Brooklyn
For the first time since their humbling exit from the Stanley Cup chase, the Islanders got some much-needed good news Tuesday as veteran defenseman Travis Hamonic officially rescinded the trade request he had made before the team’s first campaign in Brooklyn even began.
“It was a tough, trying year, but I obviously had the support of the organization and my teammates throughout the whole thing and I couldn’t be more thankful for that,” said the six-year veteran blueliner, who had asked general manager Garth Snow to move him closer to his Manitoba home last year in the hopes of being there for a close family member in the midst of a serious health scare.
The request put a great deal of pressure on Snow to find a deal that would get the Islanders anything close to equal value for a player that has put in more ice time than any other wearing Orange-and-Blue since making his NHL debut in 2010.