It’s tough to make any sense of the dumpster fire that is the Ottawa Senators, who have consistently managed to butcher every existing avenue for improving the team. Erik Karlsson’s saga continues this week, with the Senators nowhere near a trade for the want-away superstar who rejected their eight-year, $80 million extension. Karlsson, you’ll recall, was reportedly dealt to Tampa Bay, pending a call with the NHL office.
And then he wasn’t. Suddenly, Dallas jumped in the mix and were reportedly front-runners until their refusal to include Miro Heiskanen dropped them down the ladder.