I like Hamonic but I have a hard time nailing down his value.
Islanders want another good d-man under team control in return but it will be hard to give up a player like that for Hamonic since it's hard to determine if he would really be an upgrade.
He is a very good defensive d-man, moves the puck well, but isn't going to be a top pairing PP guy or be a guy that puts up a ton of points.
Had a good season with 33 points last year, but no points and only 3 assists through 20 games this season.
People are expecting a bigger return then what we paid for Hamilton, which seems to be weird.
The most direct comparable return IMO would probably be Johnny Boychuk getting traded from Boston would it not, and he was worth 2 second rounders.
Have to think the end trade is going to be a d-man with slightly less upside, with some sweeteners added in.
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