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Originally Posted by MattyC
As far as I know, Hamonic doesn't have an NTC. So while the Islanders are trying to accomadate him, they have no obligation to. They can trade him where ever for however much. Some teams may be offering them more because they know it will take more for them to trade him to their market.
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You're correct. I was using the Loungo trade as an extreme example of how player requests affect their value. The Islanders are under no obligation to trade him but the knowledge that he has specific desires to go to Western Canada play into the context of the trade and affect his value to other teams; some teams might not feel they have the ability to retain him after his contract given that it's now known he has a desire to play near home. Or some of the more pessimistic GMs might think he's going to demand a second trade and put them in a similar situation.