The Draft Picks
It has been long-known that the Senators wanted a first-round pick in 2019 to replace the one
sent to Colorado in the Matt Duchene trade. They didn’t quite get that in this trade though, as San Jose doesn’t really have a pick in the first round for 2019 after bringing the other EK – Evander Kane – to California.
The picks they did get will be interesting though. The second-round pick in 2020 is the only one set so far, but since the Sharks have two picks (theirs and the Florida Panthers selection), the higher pick goes to Ottawa. The 2019 or 2020 first-round pick is dependent on how the Sharks do this year. Their 2019 first-round pick was already conditionally traded to the Buffalo Sabres in the Evander Kane trade. If San Jose doesn’t make the playoffs this year, the 2019 pick goes to Ottawa. If they do, it goes to the Sabres and the Senators gets a 2020 first-round pick.
The 2021 conditional second-round pick becomes a reality if Karlsson re-signs in San Jose, and that pick becomes a 2021 first-rounder if the Sharks make the Stanley Cup Final in 2019. The final conditional first-round pick will become a reality no later than 2022 if Karlsson is on a reserve list of an Eastern Conference team during 2018-19. Basically, if Karlsson is traded back to the East this season, the Sens get another first-round pick.
