Where is he going and does he get traded this off-season? This is JT all over again
I hope your wrong lol. Obviously I want him hereI've said that Tavares would play for the Maple Leafs, and I was right.
Now I say that Erik Karlsson will play for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Me too I hope I'm wrong...but I don't believe in EK here. For many reasons: Bobby Ryan contract, the same EK that will be very expensive, for example.I hope your wrong lol. Obviously I want him here
We might be able to work some kind of three way deal to get Ryan off the books. Keep in mind it was Larry Brooks who started this up, a NYR guy. NYR is in a retool/rebuild, so they can take on money (hell, look at Vlad's contract), and they need youth.
I honestly think we'll have to give Ottawa Sergachev to beat Vegas's offer. And then we'll have to give up something like Foote to get NYR to take Bobby Ryan's contract. But Karlsson would come signed, probably to a team-friendly deal.
It seems at this point that any team trading for him will have an extension in place.I think it's clear at this point that if the Lightning want Karlsson that it has to be right now, there is no next year for signing him.
why you assume he won't test FA ?I think it's clear at this point that if the Lightning want Karlsson that it has to be right now, there is no next year for signing him.
Because OTT/EK are currently talking extention with any trade partners.why you assume he won't test FA ?
Will be interesting to see if Yzerman does pull the trigger and try and go for Karlsson, there seems to be a few teams who are in talks with Ottawa over a deal. By us not being able to afford Ryan contract i don't think that we are a front runner for getting Karlsson.
And does not mean he wAnts to sign anywhere if he heart is set on Tampa he may wait a yearBecause OTT/EK are currently talking extention with any trade partners.
I think we are getting him. Its nothing more than a feeling, but there is a lot of smoke.
Send Cal Foote to OTT, a 1st, and Killorn/TJ, Raddysh is expendable as well and should be given to the team taking Ryan (maybe a 2nd rounder too?)
Hedman-Karlsson-McD-Serge
Makes us automatically set as the best D in the league for at least 5 years. Foote looks OK but honestly, we don't need him with those 4 in the team. We could fill the other two spots with players like Cernak and a vet D like Brewer/Girardi.
EK is sweet about TB, and we might not have the chance in decades to get a player like him again. Just go for it.
If you can keep this core together and find the cap space to fit Karlsson onto the team too, you don't need any more prospects.