We are in the eye of the storm. Erik Karlsson becoming a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning feels imminent. Here is a quick rundown of yesterday (minus all of the fake rumors that surrounded the day) in Tweet form.
Per source, teams around the league have been engaged as a third party to help facilitate a potential Erik Karlsson/Tampa Bay trade. Have to make salaries work.
— Travis Yost (@travisyost) July 5, 2018
Tampa Bay and Ottawa continue to work on an Erik Karlsson trade. The NYR may be involved as Lightning need cap room.