The Ottawa Senators have traded captain Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to the
 San Jose Sharks in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris,
Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional 2020 first-round pick and a conditional 2019
second-round pick, the Sharks announced Thursday.

If the Sharks re-sign Karlsson the Senators receive a conditional second-round
pick in 2021 which would become a first-round pick if the Sharks make it to the
 Stanley Cup Final in 2019. If Karlsson is on an Eastern Conference roster
(reserve list_ during the 2018-19 season, the Sharks would have to send the
Senators an additional first-round pick no later than 2022.

TRADE: #SJSharks have acquired ✌️-time Norris 🏆-winning defenseman
@erikkarlsson65 from the @Senators. 

Details: https://t.co/w7C4LdJdjn pic.twitter.com/TnVWqSwMqo

- San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) September 13, 2018

A trade involving Karlsson has been in the works for months and despite the
fact that it was expected, a deal of this size will always come as huge news.

With 126 goals and 518 points in 627 career games, the 28-year-old defender has
 proven year in and year out that he is undoubtedly the most gifted defender
when it comes to point production. What's most impressive about Karlsson,
however, is the fact that his defensive ability doesn't take a hit despite his
ability to produce typically upwards of 15 goals and 70 points a season.

The true definition of a No. 1 defender by the modern day standard, it's safe
to say that there won't be a bigger name moved on the trade market this season.

It's not every day that a player making north of $6 million can be said to have
 a "team-friendly deal," but when Karlsson's next contract is signed, it's
realistic to imagine the two-time Norris Trophy-winning defender's annual cap
hit jumping to $12 million or more per season, especially after Drew Doughty
just signed his huge eight-year, $88 million contract. There were also reports
that the Senators offered Karlsson a contract worth $80 million over eight
years on July 1 but were turned down.Erik Karlsson #65, Ottawa Senators -
February 3, 2018 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Despite scoring nine goals and 62 points in 71 games and playing elite
defensive and possession hockey in 2017-18, Karlsson was said to be in a "down
year" last season. If that doesn't frame how good Karlsson is, nothing will.
There isn';t a player like Karlsson in the NHL currently and it';s hard to
imagine any player in the near future coming anywhere close to as good as he
is.Sharks Finally Making a Splash

The Sharks were working on making big moves all offseason long, reportedly
being interested in Ilya Kovalchuk and being one of the finalists for John
Tavares before he ultimately signed in Toronto. This time around, however, the
Sharks weren';t going to come away empty-handed this time around.Chris Tierney,
 San Jose Sharks, Nov. 28, 2017 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

The Sharks traded away Tierney in this deal - a 24-year-old who had a breakout
season in 2017-18 with the Sharks. The 55th pick from 2012 scored 17 goals and
40 points last season and will be returning home to Ontario as a part of this
deal.

In DeMelo, the Senators are getting a 25-year-old blueliner who recorded 20
assists in 63 games last season. At 25 years old, there probably isn';t much
room to grow as a player for DeMelo at this point so what he is now is likely
what the Senators are getting in the long-run.Josh Norris will play NCAA hockey
 before he jumps into the Sharks organization. (courtesy United States Hockey
League)

Norris was the Sharks first-round pick from 2017 and while he may not have lit
the world on fire in 2017-18 in his first season at the University of Michigan,
 the Senators are getting yet another high-end prospect to add to their system
who could make an impact in the near future.

Balcers is a 21-year-old winger who was taken in the fifth round in 2015. While
 he hasn';t made his NHL debut yet, he did have a very successful first season
in the AHL with 23 goals and 48 points in 67 games with the San Jose Barracuda
last season.

The Sharks are also receiving Francis Perron in this deal. The 22-year-old
Perron was a seventh-round selection in 2014 and has spent the last two seasosn
 in the AHL.

 

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