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Back on the Block?

Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving shut down rumours Thursday that defenceman Dougie Hamilton was being shopped by the team. Now, however, it appears another member of the team’s top four is on the block in Calgary.

Larry Brooks of the New York Post reports it “sure sounds like Travis Hamonic could be had” in a trade from the Flames.

Hamonic was acquired by the Flames just a year ago for a massive package including their first- and second-round picks in this year’s draft.

The 27-year-old had one goal and 11 points in 74 games with the Flames this past season.

Brooks reports that whether or not he’s available, the New York Rangers are not interested in Hamilton. He adds that 2016 third-round pick Adam Fox is not believed to be available in trades with the Flames

Movement in the Crease?

TSN Senior Hockey Reporter Frank Seravelli reports the Ottawa Senators are working with Craig Anderson's agent to find a new home for the 37-year old goaltender.

Anderson still has two years left on his contract, with an average annual value of $4.75 million, and can submit a 10-team no-trade list.

The 37-year-old has been the team’s starter the past seven seasons, starting in 344 games for Ottawa during that time.

Anderson has a 2.70 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in his career with the Sens but struggled last year, finishing with a 23-25-6 record and a 3.32 GAA and .898 save percentage in 58 starts.

Anderson has played in 564 NHL games, maintaining a healthy goals-against average of 2.76, followed by a .914 save percentage.

In 2017, Craig Anderson won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication.

 

Quiet Engines

TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie said Friday morning the Winnipeg Jets do not appear to be gearing up to make a major move ahead of the draft, but general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has caught the league by surprise before.

“Relative to other teams, no,” McKenzie told TSN Radio Winnipeg 1290 when asked if he heard reports regarding the Jets. “I’m sure that Kevin Cheveldayoff is talking to teams about a lot of different things. Every team is. But in terms of if you’re identifying sort of the hot spots: The L.A. Kings are very active looking for a scoring winger or two. The Carolina Hurricanes are very active, both in terms of what they’d like to bring in and what they’d like to move out. The Buffalo Sabres are very active. The Montreal Canadiens are very active.

“So you’ve got these handful of teams that are kind of at the top end of the activity level, and the Jets wouldn’t be in that group. That’s not to say that they can’t do something or they won’t do something, it’s just that relative to those other teams it’s pretty quiet.

“But Kevin Cheveldayoff is not a guy that advertises what he’s doing anyways – he can be a little stealthy – so we’ll keep an eye on things as it unfolds.”

Cheveldayoff managed to acquire Paul Stastny from the St. Louis Blues ahead of the trade deadline in a surprise move and is expected to have close to $30 million in cap space this off-season.

Stastny is slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, while Jacob Trouba, Brandon Tanev, Josh Morrissey and Joe Morrow are among the team's key restricted free agents.

Big Ask

Bob McKenzie revealed Thursday night the Washington Capitals are looking at least a first-round pick in return for restricted free agent Philipp Grubauer.

The goaltender posted a 15-10-3 record this season with a .923 save percentage and a 2.35 goals-against average. He opened the postseason as the Capitals starter, but was replaced by Braden Holtby after two games.

McKenzie noted that the New York Islanders are in need of goaltending help, but they are not alone. 

"Maybe Barry Trotz had Philipp Grubauer in his suitcase when he arrived with the New York Islanders," McKenzie joked on Insider Trading. "The reality is that Philipp Grubauer is a guy who is very much in play and the Islanders are one of at least five or six teams that have significant interest in him. He’s a restricted free agent but he’s one year away from UFA status. The Washington Capitals cannot afford to re-sign Grubauer as a restricted free agent. That’s why he’s available.

"So the Islanders are interested, the Carolina Hurricanes are interested and then you’ve got the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche, amongst others, who to varying degrees require some level of goaltending and Grubauer may or may not fit the bill in those instances. The belief is that the Washington Capitals are asking for at least a first round pick in exchange for Grubauer. Whether they get it or not remains to be seen. It’s going to be fascinating to see how the Grubauer sweepstakes, if you want to call it that, plays out here."