Speculation: Jets-Islanders...Hamonic-Trouba

CREW99AW

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Mar 12, 2002
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I know that is apparently "off the table" on the Hamonic side, but if it was a possibility, how does it get evened up?

It does not get evened out. Trouba looks like a potential contract headache and once Hamonic recinded his trade request, Snow would have had trouble in his locker room if he had let go another core player who was popular in that locker rom and who wanted to stay..

Brian Erni used Arthur Staple as a source just after the Hall/Larsson trade, to explain why the NYI felt they could not make a Hall/Hamonic+ trade.


https://www.sny.tv/islanders/news/o...hall-wanted-travis-hamonic-and-more/187106436
Hamonic is one of the emotional leaders on the team, and he's developed into a top-four defenseman they can rely on.

With how team-friendly his deal is ($4.875 million salary through 2019-20), he allows Snow the flexibility to take on salary elsewhere if need be. Simply stated, the Isles can find a comparable player to Hall without surrendering anything but money more easily (and probably cost-effectively) than they can replace Hamonic.

Plus, Staple mentioned that after all Hamonic had been through personally only to decide to rescind his trade request, the team may have staged a mutiny if Snow had moved Hamonic.

The players are under enough stress already, letting core pieces from the rebuild walk away. And make no mistake, that's not an easy thing to handle when the majority of your team came up together and developed a natural closeness. The continuity Hamonic provides is just too important, and the Isles need his skill on the blue line next season and moving forward.
 

periferal

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For months all I kept reading is how no matter what offer Hamonic was part of the Isles would need to add more, and yet other teams' fans keep bringing up offers with him.
 

Hunter368

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Oh my god.

STOP WITH THE HAMONIC PROPOSALS

Exactly and same for Trouba

One guy requested to be traded and now cancelled his request.

The other guy never asked to be traded, he's actually stated he wants to sign long term and stay where he is. Heck his brother and life long best friend works for the Jets

People need to think of more realistic offers, both of these teams want to keep their own player b/c they're better fits on their current teams.
 

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