Toronto Maple Leafs: Post Draft Roster Options
Toronto Maple Leafs, Swing and Miss on Travis Hamonic
The trade rumors continue to Swirl around the Toronto Maple Leafs and every right-handed defenceman rumored available. Linked to the Leafs are the Ducks Josh Manson and Sami Vatanen, the Wild’s Marco Scandella and Matthew Dumba, the Panthers’ Jason Demers and the Knights’ Colin Miller.
After months, weeks then days of speculation, the NY Islanders pulled the trigger and shipped defenceman Travis Hamonic to the Calgary Flames for three draft picks. Rumors initially indicated GM Garth Snow holding out for two first round picks. The Islanders will receive Calgary’s 1st and 2nd round picks in 2018 plus a conditional 2019 2nd round pick.
Did the Flames pay too much? The Leafs took years to recover when Burke swapped 3 picks for Phil Kessel, the Hamilton trade worked out OK pic.twitter.com/jIJEHoAhaR
— Harte of a Lion (@BruceAshley4) June 25, 2017
Hamonic is under contract for three more seasons at $3,857,143. That is a reasonable cap hit for what he brings to the Flames back-end. The deal is eerily similar to what the Flames surrendered for 24-year-old RHD Dougie Hamilton in 2015. The Hamilton trade is so far considered a huge win for the Flames.
Strike one… 0-1