Posts About "Travis Hamonic"
Senators Should Target Brassard & Hamonic
October 18th, 2020 The Ottawa Senators have had an excellent offseason so far. It started at the draft when they selected Tim Stützle at No. 3 and Jake Sanderson at No. 5. General manager Pierre Dorion then continued his hot streak into day two of the draft by trading for goaltender Matt Murray and drafting seven more prospects into the system. Matt...
Jets Need To Do More This Offseason
October 16th, 2020 When free agency opened up exactly one week ago, many hockey fans expected the Winnipeg Jets to be one of the busier teams. With an abundance of cap space and a roster in need of reinforcements, general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had opportunities knocking at the door in terms of improving his team. Related: Jets Roster Hopefuls for...
Jets Have Options for Morrissey's Partner on the Blue Line
October 16th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets' defence corps took a big hit last season after losing key names such as Dustin Byfuglien, Tyler Myers, Jacob Trouba, and Ben Chariot. With these losses, Josh Morrissey has become the clear number one defenseman for the Jets. Morrissey has a great contract with the Jets, at $6.25 million per year, that extends...
Canucks: 3 Free Agent Defense Targets
October 12th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks lost Chris Tanev to the Calgary Flames and Troy Stecher to the Detroit Red Wings through free agency. Both defenders played on the right side of the club's defence. Tanev occupied the right side on the first pair with Quinn Hughes, while Stecher played with Alex Edler on the second pairing. Chris Tanev,...
Calgary Flames Get An Upgrade With Tanev Signing
October 11th, 2020 The Calgary Flames have begun a trend of bringing in players from their enemy to the west after signing two former Vancouver Canucks on Friday. Defenceman Christopher Tanev agreed to a four-year contract, earning $4.5 million per season, and the deal came just several hours after the Flames also added Tanev's teammate, goalie Jacob...
Pittsburgh Penguins' 2020 Free Agent Targets
October 3rd, 2020 The Pittsburgh Penguins have $6.143 million in cap space heading into the offseason. They have to find a replacement on the blue line for pending unrestricted free agent Justin Schultz, and also have options to improve their bottom six. General manager Jim Rutherford is still not done adding pieces, as the club attempts to become cap...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Johnsson, Gostisbehere & More
September 28th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share a rumor that the Columbus Blue Jackets have shown interest in Andreas Johnsson. Then I'll spend some time looking at two possible defensemen the team might go after. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: MacLean, Kaskisuo, Abramov & More One of those...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Canadiens, Lightning, Canucks, More
July 11th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the first NHL player has informed their team that they will not take part in the play-in round. Who else might be next? The Tampa Bay Lightning potentially got some bad news as Steve Stamkos suffered an injury. Finally, there could be some interest in Taylor Hall from the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary...
A Look Back at the New York Islanders' 2008 Draft
May 24th, 2020 The 2008 NHL Draft was one of the longer drafts for the New York Islanders in the seven-round draft era. In fact, 2008 was the last time that the team owned double-digit draft picks, making 13 selections that year. At the time, this draft was seen as a turning point in the rebuilding franchise. Related: Bill Torrey: How ‘The...
Flames' Free Agents: Who Stays & Who Goes
April 6th, 2020 It is a strange time in the hockey world, as nobody knows if the season will resume, or if it will be canceled completely. There have been rumours that the playoffs could happen in July and August, assuming the COVID-19 pandemic slows down by then. If that is the case, it would change many things, one being free agency. Normally NHL...
Flames' Hamonic Offers Grieving Families a Shoulder to Lean On
March 17th, 2020 Travis Hamonic lost his father unexpectedly at the age of 10 years old. Since his sophomore season with the New York Islanders, he has made sure to help children and families going through their own grieving process. The D-Partner Program The Hamonics host a child and their family at every Calgary Flames home game. The child is...
Revisiting the Travis Hamonic Trade
March 10th, 2020 After much speculation at the time, the New York Islanders traded longtime defenseman Travis Hamonic to the Calgary Flames at the 2017 NHL Draft. Even though Hamonic was a solid defenseman for the Islanders, the team needed a shakeup after missing the 2017 playoffs. Also, it's worth mentioning that Hamonic had previously requested a...
Jets Have Dozens of Defensive Options This Offseason
March 2nd, 2020 After smartly choosing to stand pat at the trade deadline, Winnipeg Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff will have to get busy in the offseason. His first priority will be to add a top-four blueliner to a team that's been defensively deficient all season long and has relied on a rotating cast of fringe players, waiver wire...
