Tak7
Registered User
We could have said the same about keeping Alfredsson & he let him go for a lot less. It wouldn't surprise me if they came out & said during the summer that they want to go younger & that they have a stock pile of good young prospects coming & trading Karlsson will add to that cache.
We read on here all the time that they need to play their younger players & adding another one or two top 10 prospects or picks would certainly look like a move in that direction rightly or wrongly. Karlsson is on the team now & they are losing & in one of the worse slumps ever & people are not going to the arena to see him so why would he pay him if they aren't being supported at the gate? It may be time for a change including the captaincy to reinvigorate interest. Stone would make a great captain.
I understand what you are saying.
With regards to the business / arena side of the equation, perhaps the fear is if you give Karlsson away, then the building becomes virtually empty.
I know attendance isn't great now, and hasn't been for a while, but perhaps the "it can get worse" attitude applies here.
I'd also argue that from a business perspective, keeping Karlsson is a no-brainer compared to Alfredsson.