Ottawa Senators acquire Travis Hamonic from the Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks have traded defenseman Travis Hamonic to the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 third-round pick.

The Canucks appear to be trying to offload some of their bad contracts, and they found a taker in Ottawa for Hamonic’s. The defenseman is currently in the first season of a two-year deal with a $3-million cap hit.

Hamonic was in his second season with the Canucks, signing with them last season after impressing them on a professional tryout. He previously played for the New York Islanders, who drafted him in the second round in 2008, and the Calgary Flames.

Hamonic has three goals and seven points in 24 games this season, although he was better known as a reliable defensive defenseman in his prime. That said, the 31-year-old has seen better days, with a 46.59% CF% and 44.53% xGF% at even strength this season.

He joins a Senators team well out of a playoff spot this season, but looking for a veteran defenseman to add a bit more stability for next season, when the team has aspiring hopes to be more of a contender.

The third-round pick coming back is the Canucks’ own third round pick. They had previously traded that pick in the 2020 offseason to the Vegas Golden Knights for Nate Schmidt. Vegas then dealt that pick to Ottawa along with Nick Holden for Evgenii Dadonov.

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