Last week Elliotte Friedman casually floated that he thought the Dallas Stars were a stealth team in the Erik Karlsson sweepstakes. A source shot that down, but it appears that has changed in the wake of John Tavares spurning the Stars to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Stars are definitely interested in Karlsson now from information I've been told and multiple reports. The newest report is interesting to say the least.
NHL source tells The Athletic he thinks Dallas has emerged as front runner for Karlsson and Bobby Ryan will not be part of the deal.