Value of: Karlsson at $5 million to Ottawa

[elmaco]

Ottawa isn't trying to be a basement team. That's the point of trading for Karlsson, to attempt to not be a basement team.

I also don't see how Karlsson at $5 million is a "high paying vet" either.

He sucks, that's why he is a high paying vet.

 

[elmaco]

Exactly, Ottawa is not tanking. Right now, Ottawa has the 5th worst PDO (2nd worst at 5v5), Ullmark is not making the saves and the shooters have been snake bitten or not converting enough (bottom-6 sucks offensively too). That is the problem because they do good things on the ice, like carrying the play most games. Look at this at Even Strength :

CF/60 : 6th
CA/60 : 5th
CF% : 3rd
CF/60 : 3rd
CA/60 : 6th
CF% : 3rd
xGF/60 : 20th
xGA/60 : 4th
xGF% : 10th

Ullmark needs to be much better and the guys need to stop gripping their sticks too hard but that being said, I was never really confident in how they built the bottom-6 (Perron, Amadio, Cousins, Gregor additions)



At the same time, different owner and management. Alfie came back too.

7th in the atlantic, 4 game losing streak, not looking that solid. Sure have your fantasy.