Ranking potential Erik Karlsson trade destinations

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesMost of the major dominoes have fallen now a week into the NHL’s free agency period. There’s still a chance Buffalo may yet trade Bowen Byram, but otherwise the biggest free agents are off the board, which leads many to expect the trade market will be heating up as the summer drags along. As usual in the recent past, three of the top targets are with the Penguins.

Friedman on 32TP says there is a ton of interest in Bryan Rust, has heard Rakell prefers to stay but it’s not his call. Erik Karlsson is an interesting one, bonus has been paid, his actual cash is really down. Friedman has wondered about FLA & DAL, but doesn’t see how that…