Hamonic joins Canucks on PTO

The Vancouver Canucks signed veteran defenseman Travis Hamonic to a professional tryout contract, the team announced Sunday.

The Canucks currently have no available cap space, but they can sign Hamonic after they place forward Micheal Ferland on long-term injured reserve on the first day of the NHL season, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Hamonic is traveling to Vancouver from Winnipeg and will have to partake in a seven-day quarantine before he can join training camp.

The 30-year-old entered the offseason as an unrestricted free agent after spending the last three seasons with the Calgary Flames. He was traded there from the New York Islanders before the 2017-18 campaign.

Hamonic has 637 games of NHL experience, racking up 188 points. If he secures a contract with Vancouver, he'd add some quality depth to the right side of its blue line.