The adventures of Erik Karlsson

[bustaheims]

Well, the thing about any team that trades for him now is that they get 2 playoffs runs on his bargain deal, so there's plenty of time for them to have a look and see whether there truly is a dropoff or not.  The problem is that there seem to be very few clubs who are on the cusp and who have the assets to swing it.  Aside from TB, who's out there?  NSH doesn't need him, WSH probably doesn't have the assets, and ... ?

I think that's that larger issue, really. There's not that many teams that have the assets and the ability to take advantage of both those seasons (and who Ottawa is willing to deal with - I mean, the Leafs probably have the pieces to get it done, but there's no way Ottawa makes that deal. Imagine he leads the Leafs to a Cup? That would be a nightmare for the Senators' management.) Add in the anchor they're trying to attach to him named Bobby Ryan, and the list of teams willing and able to make the deal might just be zero.

I think the only other team possibly seriously in the mix at the deadline might be Dallas.

 

[Zee]

It's fairly crazy that the Sens were a goal away from the Stanley Cup final last season and this season they're looking to trade their franchise defenseman. Where's madferret when you want to point and laugh?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Vegas is another team that I've seen mentioned with him. That'd be an interesting fit.

 

[bustaheims]

Vegas is another team that I've seen mentioned with him. That'd be an interesting fit.

Yeah, he'd be a fit there, but I'm not convinced even they believe they'll be able to repeat their success next season. I expect them to stay away from big deals for now.

 

[herman]

Bobby Mac echoes the Karlsson thoughts for the most part.

https://www.tsn.ca/sens-considering-karlsson-trade-options-1.1006645

 

[ZBBM]

That Vegas idea would put a maraschino cherry of crazy on top of their crazy season.

 

[Coco-puffs]

Vegas is another team that I've seen mentioned with him. That'd be an interesting fit.

Yeah, he'd be a fit there, but I'm not convinced even they believe they'll be able to repeat their success next season. I expect them to stay away from big deals for now.

Plus I don't think they really have the organizational assets to get a deal done.  It would completely empty their cupboard which is already thin to begin with.

 

[Kin]

https://twitter.com/CraigCustance/status/967103136899981317

Imagine being the third team in this scenario. Seriously, what would it take for a team to take on the Bobby Ryan deal? It couldn't be that much less than what the Sens get for Karlsson himself.

I mean, at best, it would have to involve getting rid of your own terrible contract but even then.

 

[bustaheims]

Imagine being the third team in this scenario. Seriously, what would it take for a team to take on the Bobby Ryan deal? It couldn't be that much less than what the Sens get for Karlsson himself.

I mean, at best, it would have to involve getting rid of your own terrible contract but even then.

Yeah. Even if you hope you can help rejuvenate his career, you're still going to ask for quite a bit just to take on that contract for another 4 seasons.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

This trade is going to be amazing.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/CraigCustance/status/967103136899981317

Somewhat interesting that Yost and Custance got this scoop a minute apart:

https://twitter.com/travisyost/status/967103320312594433

Always fun to think of who's leaking this information out there.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/travisyost/status/967110725037539328

I forgot that happened. Dorion met with the players in the locker room and started ripping them, and then the player started ripping him right back. What a dope.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Lots of Karlsson talk so far and probably through the weekend if speculation keeps up so I split this off.

 

[Kin]

I can't help but take a little bit of schaedenfreude out of "Teams should win because they have smart front offices, not because they're rich" Sens fans facing up to the reality that, for the first time in about 20 years, their front office might be full of dopes.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/travisyost/status/967136310790991872

So basically how many 1st rounders will Tampa be giving up here. Three? Four?

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/travisyost/status/967110725037539328

I forgot that happened. Dorion met with the players in the locker room and started ripping them, and then the player started ripping him right back. What a dope.

https://twitter.com/ryanfancey/status/967114419586166785

 

[herman]

Is Tampa/Ottawa trying to daisy chain out Ryan's contract with 2-3 salary retentions?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/ryanfancey/status/967114419586166785

Holy hell that'd be amazing.

I'm obviously not an old-school person in the slightest, but a GM should absolutely never walk into the locker-room.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Is Tampa/Ottawa trying to daisy chain out Ryan's contract with 2-3 salary retentions?

Ottawa giving up picks to 2-3 different teams to help them not having to pay Ryan would be the best thing ever.

 

[herman]

This adventure story needs pictures.