Western Conference team has significant interest in Erik Karlsson, and are looking for ways to make the money work
Erik Karlsson has had a great career but has been on the sidelines more often than not due to injuries over the past few years. But now Karlsson seems to be back to his prime and demand for him has seen a significant rise for playoff contending teams.
According to Darren Dreger on Insider Trading, he shared that internally, the Edmonton Oilers are showing a lot of interest in the D-man. He states that there is a sudden urgency to get another top 4 D-man since Evan Bouchard was benched last game.
Dreger on Insider Trading says Oilers need D, some within the Oilers organization are interested in Erik Karlsson, but not sure how that will work if possible. This urgency on D comes with Evan Bouchard being benched last game.� NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) December 6, 2022
If Edmonton makes a move for Karlsson, they'll have to do some really good cap management as they are currently up against the maximum due to injuries and LTIR. Erik Karlsson isn't going to be coming in with a cheap contract. He's currently commanding a 11,500,000$ cap hit and has term left all the way up to 2026-27.
| POLL | ||
Will Erik Karlsson be traded this year? | ||
| Yes, before the trade deadline | 34 | 60.7 % |
| Yes, but during the off season | 10 | 17.9 % |
| No, he's not getting traded | 12 | 21.4 % |
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