As the Travis Hamonic situation continues to linger for the New York Islanders, others like the Winnipeg Jets are unable to ignore the fallout.
The report about the Islanders defenceman surfaced in November, courtsey of Sportsnet’s Eliotte Friedman, stating that Hamonic had asked for a trade last summer, preferring to be closer to his Manitoba home.
No deal has been made but tongues have been wagging.
"That’s all external stuff," Jets right-winger and leading scorer Blake Wheeler said today. "It doesn’t enter the locker room too much.