The Ottawa Senators could be listening to offers for their captain and franchise player Erik Karlsson and also the odds for him to be traded before the deadline are at +170 according to sportsbooks.
Online sportsbook BetOnline is offering odds on Karlsson’s fate, together with Yes to being traded at +170 and No at -250.
Would Ottawa wish to exchange Erik Karlsson?
The Senators are awful this year and are second last in the Eastern Conference. This is a massive fall from grace for the Sens, who came within one match of creating the Stanley Cup final last year. The writing seems to be on the wall for Ottawa, which could be close to rebuild mode after dealing defenseman Dion Phaneuf and his $7-million cap reach to the Kings.
The Senators have made attempts to bolster their roster in recent memory by trading for Bobby Ryan and Matt Duchene but it seems that those acquisitions have blown up in their face (Ryan has 20 points in 39 games and Duchene has 37 points in 58 games this season). Duchene and Ryan combine for over $13 million this year.
The Sens’ cap distance is tied up with forwards and plugs. With the clock ticking the rest of Karlsson’s contract (he’s a free agent after the 2018-19 season), Ottawa may be looking to put on a king’s ransom in return for arguably the best defenseman in the NHL.
Where can Karlsson be traded?
Pretty much all 30 remaining teams in the NHL would move mountains for Karlsson in their lineup. The Swedish defenseman has a no-trade clause in his contract that states he must list 10 teams on a”no-trade list” As we won’t be privy to the teams he recorded, this will probably be only speculation and groups which could bend to the demands of the Senators will be few and far between (Vegas?) .
The asking price would be enormous to get a participant of Karlsson’s caliber. Ottawa is expected to be looking for first-round selections and top-six forwards and for its own trading partner to take on Ryan’s albatross of a contract ($7.25 million each year through the 2021-22 season).
Karlsson has made it very clear to the Senators that he will not be giving a hometown discount if he was to re-sign with Ottawa, so any staff contemplating trading for him should go in believing it would need to back up the Brinks truck to lock him up for the near future.

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