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

[Taswell]

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?

Jesus says relax.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

A random poster on HF would be a better GM than Dorion.

That would be true in regards to quite a few GMs. NHL gms are just brutal.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

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

This Just In... Toronto is now the Capital of Michigan

 

[lowol]

Karlsson never asked for a trade, per Dorion's presser.

Paraphrased: "We don't want to quantify the rebuild, we'll let the players dictate it"; "Veteran players [on Stone, Duchene] are aware of the process and it's up to them to decide if they want to be part of it".

 

[KingsCourt]

F.U sens/dorion ... you gifted him to the guppies..FFS!!!

 

[ColdSteel2]

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

Do You Know the Way to San Jose

 

[Ihatekessel]

I’m guessing that if there were any other offers on the table, and I’ll bet there was, they involved The Sens taking significant money back. A Melnyk run team will never take money back, even if it means taking a worse offer.

 

[BatVader]

This Just In... Toronto is now the Capital of Michigan

As someone who lives in Ontario, let me say...
First, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
Secondly, do you need me to help it move

 

[EXTRAS]

Did sjs not own their 2019 1st?

 

[Channelcat]

Karlssons value just wasn't at the level most fans thought. The real winners here are the 29 teams not involved.

 

[mrpither]

View media item 2861stolen from twitter already even...

 

[cookie]

I feel really, really bad for Ottawa fans.

 

[Saitama]

All Senators tickets are now $19.99 includes 1 hot dog ,1 drink and 1 paper bag to wear over your head at the games

There's no way Melnyk is going to throw in paper bags for free.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Yup

 

[Grigowski]

Let's wait and see.... I sense more to come the next few days.... What a start on camp-opening-day.... First the extension of Seguin, then this trade....

Exciting days.....

 

[Ziggdiezan]

Let's wait and see.... I sense more to come the next few days.... What a start on camp-opening-day.... First the extension of Seguin, then this trade....

Exciting days.....

Ya I thought HF boards were just crashing because of the Seguin contract then I logged back on like half an hour ago and saw this monster trade.

 

[405Exit]

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

And easily favorites for the Pacific. They win the pacific with this trade. Kings and Ducks? Lets pack it up and hope for a high draft pick. No one is beating San Jose in the pacific with this trade.

 

[EhlersChin]

Uncle Eugene needs to go a new route here. Close off the upper area with the big tarps, leaving 9-10k seats. Big focus on fun. Lotsa hotdogs guns, t-shirt tosses, multiple mascots. WWE raw demographic should be target market for this dog&pony show.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

They got the best defenseman the NHL has seen since Lidstrom.

And if you had Lidstrom for one year and didn't win the Cup that year..you didn't exactly gain a whole lot either. Teams operate on the premise of trying to win the Cup, so if you get a superstar you normally do so under the assumption you'll have a 5-10 year window to do so.

In this case, that window is 1 season guaranteed. Ottawa had no chance of winning the Cup in that year with or without EK so trading him was sensible. San Jose increased their chances this year, but only this year..that's less than what you'd get with a 'full' Karlsson. And that's why the trade is fair.

 

[ColdSteel2]

There's no way Melnyk is going to throw in paper bags for free.

What about plastic bags?

 

[Fire Benning]

If Ottawa doesn't make a move to trade for a dman that defence corps rivals the McEichel Sabres.

 

[Empoleon8771]

If Ottawa doesn't make a move to trade for a dman that defence corps rivals the McEichel Sabres.

That may be generous for the Senators, the Sabres at least had Ristolainen.

 

[tuckertowns]

Hertl, Braun, Merkley, 1st, another pick?

lol... not quite hey?

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

They gave up two roster players?

Significant roster players I meant to say.

I'm grieving lol

 

[GirardSpinorama]

And if you had Lidstrom for one year and didn't win the Cup that year..you didn't exactly gain a whole lot either. Teams operate on the premise of trying to win the Cup, so if you get a superstar you normally do so under the assumption you'll have a 5-10 year window to do so.

In this case, that window is 1 season guaranteed. Ottawa had no chance of winning the Cup in that year with or without EK so trading him was sensible. San Jose increased their chances this year, but only this year..that's less than what you'd get with a 'full' Karlsson. And that's why the trade is fair.

Whose to day they cant resign karlsson