Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: A “well-connected source” has said that pending free agent defenseman Erik Karlsson is hopeful to receive competitive offers from the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens on July 1st.
Karlsson’s wife is from Ottawa and is getting homesick and would like to be closer to her family.
The source added that Toronto and Buffalo are close to Ottawa, but are not believed to be his list.
Elliotte Friedman said over the weekend that he believes in a week we should know if Karlsson’s going to test free agency or not.