It’s safe to say that the New York Islanders were shocked when Travis Hamonic asked for a trade from the team that drafted him. His reason for the request we were told was not due to the organization, but unfortunately, a family member was in poor health and Travis wanted to be closer.
It’s truly commendable of a man to want to be next to his family in a time of need. But that also does not mean that the team needed to act immediately to secure a trade for him. The team did what it needed to do to serve his and their interest.