Friedman: Karlsson trade talks picking up, Vancouver interested

[Volica]

Strange for a lotto team that’ll look to get their star in next years’ draft.

That being said, starting a franchise with Karlsson, Pettersson and Boeser is a really great wayto start. If they extend EK, in a year or two Vancouver will be a solid team.

 

[topshelf15]

There has been nothing out of Ottawa all offseason,complete media blackout....Nobody knows what exactly is going on, so more speculation ...Is what we get

 

[GoodbyeLuongo]

Much more likely that VAN is involved as a 3rd team to take on salary of say Ryan and to try and get an asset or two

 

[Sensung]

The idiocy begins anew.

 

[Rebels57]

Not a good fit to say the least.

 

[topshelf15]

If Ottawa was going to move or really lose all three of their top players ,they would have traded them by now....There is a new owner coming ,and things will get sorted as soon as he is in

 

[iBELEAF]

Much more likely that VAN is involved as a 3rd team to take on salary of say Ryan and to try and get an asset or two

That was my interpretation of the tweet.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

You wouldn't trade Demko, this years 1st, and Woo for Karlsson? If you can add one of the top 5 DMen in the league without losing Petterson, Hughers, Boeser or Horvat, you take that deal and run.

Even with Karlsson, I think we're a bottom 5-10 team. I wouldn't trade that pick straight up for 1 year of Karlsson, as I doubt he re-signs, and Benning is awful at making trades at the deadline.

But to be fair, I don't think Ottawa would probably take that Demko deal unless they are desperate. We'd have to offer more. Either way, the short term gain vs. long term damage to the team is ridiculous, it makes no sense for Vancouver.

 

[HOPE]

Vancouver is a team as i see rising pretty quick with all the youth coming, obviously karlsson makes them better but considering his age and the package it would take, it will just be counter-effective...

 

[viper0220]

If Ottawa was going to move or really lose all three of their top players ,they would have traded them by now....There is a new owner coming ,and things will get sorted as soon as he is in

Who is this new owner?

 

[topshelf15]

Who is this new owner?

Like I know,thats the thing nobody knows anything in Ottawa...Complete media blackout,right after we heard there was an offer

 

[viper0220]

Like I know,thats the thing nobody knows anything in Ottawa...Complete media blackout,right after we heard there was an offer

For the sake of the Senators and their fans, hopefully this is true.

 

[Clayonator]

Hughes, Tanev, Gaudette, 1st in 2019, 2nd in 2020.

 

[King In The North]

Oh yes, it's been a while since we've had a "Karlsson trade happening imminent/sooner rather than later" tweet.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

lol @ Vancouver being a destination

I actually thought about Karlsson to Vancouver some time ago. Makes a bit of sense as Vancouver's main guys were 2 Swedes for a long time.

If there's any truth to this at all, I'd assume they would be only entertaining this if an extension is involved though.

 

[WTFMAN99]

With Friedman, this actually has wheels.

 

[scallionjj11]

If Ottawa was going to move or really lose all three of their top players ,they would have traded them by now....There is a new owner coming ,and things will get sorted as soon as he is in

Do you know something we don't? Please feel free to elaborate.

 

[CanaFan]

No... we don’t want him. Makes zero sense for us. This team is nowhere near ready to compete. The only thing Karlsson does is MAYBE turn the Canucks into a playoff contender who will be stuck in mediocrity for years to come.

Well he didn’t turn Ottawa into a playoff contender this past season, so there’s limits to what even Karlsson can do.

We’d still be terrible, just slightly more fun to watch.

 

[mattydamon]

Plz no Jim, don't do it.

 

[topshelf15]

For the sake of the Senators and their fans, hopefully this is true.

There has been no logic at all for it to be anything else other than this....We have done nothing but just hold our assets,EM looks to be spending just what he as to..And not committing to anything past next season

 

[scallionjj11]

With Friedman, this actually has wheels.

How so? he's mention this garbage before just earlier this summer

 

[glovesave_35]

Vancouver mentioned for the Canadian clicks.

 

[Sensung]

With Friedman, this actually has wheels.

Disagree Friedman makes stuff up all the time

 

[topshelf15]

Do you know something we don't? Please feel free to elaborate.

No just using logic,everything Ottawa has done this offseason points to one logical scenario...Every other scenario points to stupidity,that while Iam sure some people would love to think its the latter ...No team or ownership no matter how bad would do the latter

 

[VainGretzky]

Canucks would be a good fit for him imo.