I like Karlsson but I don't think you can win with him. I observed him a lot lately and it appears that he has an ego bigger than the arena. It's like "I'm so good and others are crap" sort of thing. The way he got into Pageau's way after JG took a penalty in the first is not really what I want to see from a Captain. The way he reacts after plays redirecting the blame on others is not what I want to see. I never seen that from Alfredsson. The ironic thing is that Karlsson should look himself in the mirror if he thinks others are to blame. The way that Karlsson plays results in so many goals against. It is better than before this year, but it is slowly reverting back to normal. He seems to be losing focus and trying to do too much, exactly like Spezza did after losing the real leader in Alfredsson. In fact, I see him a bit like the Spezza of defense. He can be so good but seriously last night he wasn't much better than Chris Wideman
I know I'll get flamed for this post but that's the way I see it. What could the Sens get for Karlsson is the question.
Hopefully I am wrong and it's something else, but there is something not working with the chemistry of this team. We have seen recently how good they can be when they are on the same page (vs the Caps, vs the Lightning, etc) but sometimes they look like they never played together before. OK the game last night could have been different if they scored instead of missing the net on glorious chances but that's an overall feeling I have with them. Let's see how they respond but does anyone think a Karlsson trade could eventually benefit this team? (example : Lindholm + Rakell +)
Reading the board quickly, it seems that people think that if you get rid of Ryan, problems will be solved magically, but I can guarantee you that this type of games happens with Ryan or without.
Oh and getting rid of Brassard would be a mistake, one of the best 2-way players on the team.
