When Dustin Byfuglien signed his five-year, $38-million extension with the Jets on Monday, attention turned back to Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic and his preseason trade request to be moved either back to his Winnipeg hometown or closer to it.
With Byfuglien signed, it was mused that the Jets would be more willing to swap defenseman Jacob Trouba, the No. 9 pick in the 2012 draft, for Hamonic. It doesn’t appear that the Islanders feel the same way.
Two sources indicated that the Isles’ appetite for trading Hamonic, who has been the team’s most consistent defenseman this season, is still exceedingly low for an in-season move, with the trade deadline now just 15 days away.