New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic is a big name top-of-the-roster defenseman on the trade market. The 25-year-old logs major minutes in all situations and has a consistent (and positive) two-way impact at even strength. He's hoping for a trade that would send him from Brooklyn, NY to Western Canada (or somewhere with direct flights to and from Winnipeg).
When a player like Hamonic is on the trade block, you'd be more surprised to find out that a team run by Brian Burke and Brad Treliving weren't involved in trying to make a deal, than you would be to find out that they're pursuing the possibility aggressively.