Over the last few days, Bob McKenzie of TSN has been explaining the Erik Karlsson situation about as well as anyone could. The Ottawa Senators are considering a deal, they’d like to move Bobby Ryan as part of it, but they might not be able to make it happen before Monday’s deadline. Any trade including the superstar defenseman would have a lot of moving parts, and deals of that magnitude rarely happen in just a few days before the deadline. There are huge cap implications to taking on Karlsson and Ryan, and for any of the contenders it might just not be possible. That’s where a third team might join the fray, as Craig Custance of The Athletic notes.
Custance tweets that teams with cap space are getting involved as a sort of catalyst for the deal, perhaps to take Ryan’s contract out of the equation. Travis Yost of TSN has heard the same thing, even adding the idea of a “fourth-party.” For what it’s worth, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic doesn’t think that a deal involving Ryan will be done by the deadline, and still suggests that it would benefit Ottawa by waiting until June to trade their captain.
That Karlsson is even in the headlines this week shows how far the Senators have fallen since coming just a goal shy of making the Stanley Cup Finals less than a year ago. There could be a real fire sale in the Canadian capital over the next few months, with a rebuild of sorts on the horizon centered around some of the young talent in the system.
No team could take on Karlsson and Ryans money.
That’s why they are considering a 3rd or even 4th team
the overreaction by this team and Front office is nuts.
Last year they overachieve so they sign condom and others to insane deals and now they underachieve and the only fix is dealing the face of the franchise.
this team is going nowhere but out of town with this owner and Front office. So long Sens. you had a nice run. see you in Houston in 3 years.
“Paranoia, the destroyer”
The Kinks, 1981
No way it would happen but I wouldn’t mind shipping Letang and more for Karlsson.
Ryan (Ott) and Point (TB) to Carolina
Karl (Ott) and Skinner (Car) to Tampa
Faulk (Car) and Killorn/Palat (TB) to Ottawa
Picks and prospects where they need to go
Why in the world does Carolina make this trade?
Faulk is expendable (4.8mil contract) with the emergence of Slavin, Hanafin, Pesce. Skinner is a UFA after next season.
They get a scorer in Point and an ok contributer in Ryan to provide some offense.
After looking at it – they might deserve a little more. However, they need to move D to get some O
But they’re trading more than what they are getting. Skinner and Faulk can get a lot more than just Ryan and Point. And it seems like TB is making out like bandits.
Tampa would be fleecing this deal so badly that it’s not even feasible. I can’t believe that they would trade Karlsson unless they get a 1st + 2nd + top end prospect/youngster (barzal, boeser, marner, sergachev etc) with more added on top
Or how about multiple ones? If those picks are coming from Tampa, those 1’s are at the end of the round.
Would be dope for the kings to get karlson, then find a way to resign doughty and karlson. Dreaming but would be dope!
Tampa is 8 million under the cap they could