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Long-time local sports authority Roy MacGregor's take:
Erik Karlsson’s departure sends the Sens’ annus horribilis to new, unimaginable depths
For the player twice awarded (and twice runner-up for) the Norris Trophy, the Senators received from the San Jose Sharks draft picks and a gaggle of players who had to be Googled by head-shaking Ottawa fans.
In the Senators news release – slugged “Ottawa Rising” – the team called it “the most important trade" in the organization’s rebuild. Off to San Jose goes the 28-year-old Swedish defenceman in return, essentially, for younger unknowns and future possibilities. The Senators get an NHL journeyman in Chris Tierney, 24; a stay-at-home defenceman in Dylan DeMelo, 25; Latvian Rudolfs Balcers, 21, who is in the minor leagues; and a 19-year-old first-round pick in centre Josh Norris of the NCAA Michigan Wolverines. The Senators also get the Sharks' first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, depending on circumstances, and a second-round pick in 2019. As well, if the Sharks can sign Karlsson to a contract extension beyond the coming season, Ottawa will get another first-round pick in 2022.
Erik Karlsson’s departure sends the Sens’ annus horribilis to new, unimaginable depths