The Golden Knights swung one big trade this offseason. It appears they won’t swing a second.
The Ottawa Senators traded star defenseman Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. The Knights were reportedly close to a deal for the five-time All Star at the trade deadline in February and were considered one of the front-runners to land him this offseason.
Instead the 28-year-old is heading to the Sharks, who gave up forwards Chris Tierney and Rudolfs Balcers, defenseman Dylan DeMelo, prospect Josh Norris, a conditional 2019 second-round pick and a conditional 2020 first-round pick in the trade.