OTTAWA -- When Erik Karlsson arrives at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, he'll almost surely end up going straight to the hometeam's dressing room as usual.
But with the Ottawa Senators captain suddenly being prominently mentioned in trade rumors, there's also plenty of speculation he could soon be suiting up with Thursday's visitors.
If the Senators deal Karlsson, it will be because he is expected to demand top dollar when they are allowed to start talking to him about a new contract in July -- one year before his current deal expires -- and the Senators are in retooling mode.