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Travis Hamonic: How Interested Should the Canucks Be?

Reports indicate the Islanders' Travis Hamonic is on his way out of New York and is seeking a trade to Western Canada. How far should Vancouver pursue this?

News broke Wednesday that the New York Islanders are quietly shopping 25-year-old defenseman Travis Hamonic after he requested a trade out of Brooklyn before the beginning of the season. According to Darren Dreger, Hamonic has expressed a desire to move to Western Canada, listing the Canucks, Oilers, Flames and Jets as potential landing spots. So should the Canucks look at Hamonic as a trade target?

Hamonic loves the Isles.