Former Ottawa Senators captain and now current San Jose Sharks player Erik Karlsson is the best at his position. And the Senators traded him for a slew of players and picks that the New York Islanders could have matched. But would it have been a good idea?
Now. Let’s get one thing clear. Karlsson was in charge of his destination. He had a modified no-trade clause that allowed him to veto a move to ten other teams.
Unlike the Sharks, the Islanders don’t already have Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic on the blue line.