BREAKING: NHL Insider Confirms One Team Has Contacted The Sharks in Regards to Trading For Erik Karlsson
Erik Karlsson, a talented defenseman for the Sharks, may be content in San Jose and not want to leave California, but the fact that their general manager Mike Grier told other clubs he would take calls on the player may say otherwise. He is tied for sixth among NHL skaters in points with Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche, and leads all NHL defenseman in goals (10) and points (24). Karlsson has attracted a lot of attention in trade rumours.
�Elliotte Friedman, a NHL insider, revealed how one team has already called to ask about Karlsson:
«I think those conversations have happened between the Sharks and the Senators, I believe the two teams have talked about it,» Friedman said.
Friedman also believes that the Senators won't be able to take on Karlsson's remaining deal, which has four more years after this one with an AAV of $11.5 million, even if the Sharks were to keep the full 50% of it:
«I just don't know if it's going to be possible. What I heard was it's just not going to be cap possible.»
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NOVEMBRE 17 | 55 ANSWERS BREAKING: NHL Insider Confirms One Team Has Contacted The Sharks in Regards to Trading For Erik Karlsson Would you take Erik Karrlson and his expensive cap hit on your team? | ||
| Yes | 19 | 34.5 % |
| No | 36 | 65.5 % |
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