I think it’s pretty clear at this point that Chayka’s big move is trading for Erik Karlsson. Haha.
All the Swedish acquisitions and his comments after the TDL about being close on some major stuff that would have to be re-evaluated at the draft. The biggest move possible is EK. So that’s it. We’re trading for Karlsson.
How can we afford him? Well, obviously the OEL and Karlsson dual extensions announced on the same day signify some huge infusion of capital and long term stability, right? Yep, obviously it means an ultra rich owner is swooping in and a great new centrally located arena is a quiet but totally done deal.
I’d say it’s basically an obviously done deal at this point that we’re trading for EK, locking up OEL and Hjalmarsson long-term, and getting a rich owner and a new arena near Scottsdale. Clearly.