Was worried that was where Yzerman was going to go with the newfound D space so that's a positive. Take on Vrana as part of the package and alleviate even more cap room for Yzerman and give Hertl another Czech friend on his line.
He also plays a far more premium position too.
I would unashamedly root for the Wings if this happened. I’m sorry Sharks.
I mean, they do have Seider who’s a minute muncher on the right side. But I genuinely feel that Detroit would be a great situation for Karlsson. Seider to eat up tough minutes, Karlsson can play 25 minutes a night against weaker opponents. There’s lots of Swedes there, including core pieces like Raymond and Edvinsson, and Larkin just re-signed, so they’re committed to winning after this season.
Seider is their stud of the future, but don't know that he's the top pairing PP unit guy. Might eventually evolve, but that's not necessarily his game right now.
Who they got is a lot lot better than Fabbro
Buffalo is the only other fit I can see. Detroit is missing the playoffs this year, so I suspect they would just wait till summer if they did do it
He has less than negative value. I'd be shocked if they can even do a Vrana-Labanc trade. Probably ends up in the NLA next season after he gets bought out.
Detroit is the only fit at this point because they have immense cap space and wouldn't have to play a bunch of cap shenanigan games to make it work.
I would bet Karlsson would be okay going to Detroit. It's a lot closer to Ottawa for his family and they're on the rise. But until I see something to the contrary, that is an offseason thing.
