Earlier this week, Sharks GM Mike Grier told a few insiders that he would be open to trading Erik Karlsson. This came only a few days after Ian Mendes said on The Athletic Hockey Show that he thinks a return to Ottawa could happen for Erik Karlsson if Daniel Alfredsson were to become involved in the front office. It’s also hard to read Karlsson’s recent Player’s Tribune piece and not think a return is possible.
It’s obviously a pretty ridiculous idea at this point, but it’s still fun to speculate, so, let’s do it.