That’s it. End of article. But since I have a minimum word count to meet, allow me to tell you why the San Jose Sharks still have a shot at this. It will not be easy to acquire a player of Karlsson’s caliber, especially with the rumors swirling that the Vancouver Canucks are interested.
Karlsson is the best defenseman of his generation, and good for 60 points minimum. Like, in a bad year. No team in their right mind would trade a guy like that. Only, the team he plays for isn’t in their right mind, because Erik Karlsson plays for the dumpster fire that is the Ottawa Senators.