Confirmed Trade: [OTT/SJ] Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron for Tierney, DeMelo, Norris, Balcers, 1st, 2nd, cdnl picks

[DistantThunderRep]

Like I said, you're just more familiar with your guys. Tierney is a 24 year old 40 point two way C. If you get that out of Howden you're laughing. And Balcers is hugely underrated. The return by know means blew this one out of the water, especially when you consider that McDonagh came with an extra year

Really? You think Tierney is going to put up those numbers in Ottawa? Good luck with that. Also Howden is projected to be exactly that, and has done nothing to look like he won't be that. McDonagh came with A full year yes...just like Karlsson did. Howden and Hajek are better prospects in every regard than Balcers and Norris.

 

[hockeyball]

So the Sharks better get it done this year.... I think there wont be another shot if they manage to fail this season....

To be fair, people have been saying that for 5+ years now... Yet we keep on truckin.

 

[JoeThorntonsRooster]

Tierney and DeMelo had statistically-anomalous good seasons last season on a far superior San Jose squad. They're fairly old, won't be there for when the Senators bloom. Speaking of which, the only prospect of note was Josh Norris, who hasn't exactly lit the AHL on fire. The picks will be low.

These are spare parts.

As an Avs fan, I am happy for the 2019 Ott pick we have, but also can't relate to this predicament for Ottawa considering they have a really bad team and no pick, a situation Avs have not been in. It will be a long rebuild with rising cynicism in the fanbase.

As a Sharks fan, Tierney is a decent bottom-6er but is inadequate as a #3C on a true contender, DeMelo is absolute ducking trash and belongs in the NHL under absolutely no circumstances. These were my honest assessments of the players and I can provide receipts of my posts on these players before the trade.

 

[karnige]

So it sounds like no team was willing to give up any sort of tier 1 or tier 2 prospects in the deals. Roster Filler, Draft Picks, and Tier 3-5 prospects.

unless karlsson signs up why would you. makes no sense

 

[DRW204]

so EK's players tribune article will be titled.....

 

[BKarchitect]

I know the cap math seems difficult but I can easily see EK resigning in San Jose. He didn’t see “I’m not resigning for the team you trade me to” he said “let me and my family adjust to the new location and we’ll see”. That would seem to me if traded to a good organization he’s more than open minded about staying.

The Sharks are a good organization with good leadership and a great “room” in the locker. And it choices don’t get much better for having a selection of beautiful places to live than the Bay Area. I’d say they (the Sharks) have a great chance at making a great first impression and they are the *only* club in the NHL that gets this opportunity.

 

[Voight]

- Burns & Karlsson are great to have on the same team, but man the defensive lapses if they ever play together... at least SJ will have 5 forwards on the ice

- Assuming Melnyk wanted him super far away from Ottawa so he wont have to face him more than once or twice this year

- Cheers to all the OTT fans who kept telling us EK married an Ottawa girl and hes staying there forever win or lose

- NSH + WPG are still better than San Jose.

 

[tictactoe]

lol looks like SJ did not give up shit...

 

[Kcb12345]

Stars didn’t get him, so they weren’t wrong!

Sadly because our GM wouldn't move Dellandrea. Ugh Dorion was so easy to rip off twice by the Sharks. Maybe we will get Duchene or Stone from them

 

[Master P]

Trades for Thornton
Trades for Boyle
Trades for Heatley
Trades for Burns
Trades for Karlsson

Doug Wilson is the master of the blockbuster trade.

Thats ALL STAR Danny Heatley to you

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

Trade for Hossa?

And Zetterberg.

 

[SlapJack]

Does Dorion only have one GM in his Rolodex? Wilson must have pictures of him in a hotel room with Russian hookers. He flipped Hoffman back to the east and then gets Karlsson for THIS?

Ottawa will be in the basement for years based on the events of the past 10 months. I can't watch any more.

 

[Channelcat]

The return is fair....right where I expected.

 

[shortfuze]

That probably the major thing everyone seems to overlook right now.

Does anybody really believe that a team wouldn't have beaten that offer easily if Karlsson would have been willing to extend with them?

Really?

Thats why Pacioretty got decent value and thats why the EK trade looks like it looks right now...

EK wants to either hit UFA at all costs or simply does not want to extend with any team right now that was in the mix.

This is basically San Jose trading for a rental for now and going all-in...

Thats why this looks like a rental return because it is...

And what happens if he does re-sign. It’s still a terrible deal.

 

[Hockeypete49]

Just enough glitter in all that chicken feed to fool some people. What a pile of crap. I am sorry for saying bad things about players but this is the best the Sens could get?

 

[robertocarlos]

Feel horrible for Senators fans, jesus.

Not if they get 25 dollar tickets including a hotdog and a beer.

 

[Steeler23]

Tierney and DeMelo had statistically-anomalous good seasons last season on a far superior San Jose squad. They're fairly old, won't be there for when the Senators bloom. Speaking of which, the only prospect of note was Josh Norris, who hasn't exactly lit the AHL on fire. The picks will be low.

Hard to lit the AHL on fire when you don't play in the AHL?

 

[Wats]

It would be kinda funny if the Sharks kept Hoffman...

 

[SlimCharles]

Great...

 

[CanadianHockey]

- Assuming Melnyk wanted him super far away from Ottawa so he wont have to face him more than once or twice this year

Which makes zero sense if they plan on rebuilding anyway.

 

[Breakers]

Maybe this is some sort of conspiracy to keep american teams stronger.

 

[MiscBrah]

- Burns & Karlsson are great to have on the same team, but man the defensive lapses if they ever play together... at least SJ will have 5 forwards on the ice

- Assuming Melnyk wanted him super far away from Ottawa so he wont have to face him more than once or twice this year

- Cheers to all the OTT fans who kept telling us EK married an Ottawa girl and hes staying there forever win or lose

- NSH + WPG are still better than San Jose.

He was literally in tears during his press conference saying he wanted to stay in Ottawa and he never thought he would be traded. Then Dorion came out and said last February they decided they were going to trade him.

But OK.

 

[gretskidoo]

Me to, seriously but please why do we need to be invoking the name of Jesus Christ in such a way that does not praise him, just because this hockey trade is so incredibly amazingly insane?

What the Jesus are you on about?

 

[REALTALK81]

Crap. I wish Dubas wouldve offered Carrick, Ennis, a 1st and a 2nd. Get a bidding war going. Jokes aside, this trade is craptastic for the Sens. Good thing that people from Ottawa can speak french because it looks like the team will be moving over the bridge.

 

[JoeThorntonsRooster]

Tierney and DeMelo had statistically-anomalous good seasons last season on a far superior San Jose squad. They're fairly old, won't be there for when the Senators bloom. Speaking of which, the only prospect of note was Josh Norris, who hasn't exactly lit the AHL on fire. The picks will be low.

These are spare parts.

As an Avs fan, I am happy for the 2019 Ott pick we have, but also can't relate to this predicament for Ottawa considering they have a really bad team and no pick, a situation Avs have not been in. It will be a long rebuild with rising cynicism in the fanbase.

Rudolfs Balcers is pretty good. I think he’s better than Norris tbh.

 

[Scout6]

Great trade for SJ