After months of speculation, the Ottawa Senators finally dealt the face of their franchise, Erik Karlsson - along with Francis Perron - to the San Jose Sharks. In return, the Sens will receive forward Chris Tierney, defenseman Dylan DeMelo, prospects Rudolfs Balcers and Josh Norris, and three conditional draft picks.
Twitter, of course, was blown away by a trade that'll certainly be talked about for years to come.
Some couldn't believe the return Ottawa received.
The Karlsson return is underwhelming, to put it mildly. That said, looking forward to "we could have offered more" grumblings from teams who've known he was on the market for six months.
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) September 13, 2018
Adam Larsson got a better return then Erik Karlsson
— Adam Kulak (@AdamKulak) September 13, 2018
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) September 13, 2018
— Alex Martin (@AlexMTweets) September 13, 2018
Sooooo.....Ottawa still doesn't have a 1st round pick in 2019. Could be the first tank job in history without a 1st rounder for that draft.
— Bryan Hayes (@HayesTSN) September 13, 2018
Others are excited for what's ahead for San Jose.
Take a pause now to ponder for a second: Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns on #SJSharks power play
— Jim Cerny (@JimCerny) September 13, 2018
This is gonna be fun...
Patiently waiting for Bodog to change their Stanley Cup odds for the San Jose Sharks.
— Kukla's Korner (@kuklaskorner) September 13, 2018
Joe Thornton via text message when I asked him for his reaction on his team getting Erik Karlsson: ``F------ Incredible!"
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) September 13, 2018
Extremely excited with the addition of @ErikKarlsson65. Welcome, let’s get it.
— Logan Couture (@Logancouture) September 13, 2018
EK9+EK65 😮🔥🔥🔥 gotta love it.
— Evander Kane (@evanderkane_9) September 13, 2018
Meanwhile, some took a different view on the trade.
I think Francis Perron is the big winner today.
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) September 13, 2018
the deal is better than it looks on the surface for Ottawa, because Rudolfs Balcers is actually two players named Rudolf Balcer https://t.co/GWsQWFbGji
— i will fight any bird, any size (@AnthraxJones) September 13, 2018
To be fair, Dorion gave the fans exactly what they were asking for. After months of complaining about a need for new ownership, it's safe to say that Doug Wilson now owns the Sens.
— Matt Cane (@Cane_Matt) September 13, 2018
How I picture the opening night crowd. #karlsson pic.twitter.com/s14wvSBwlB
— Rob Snow (@CFRASnow) September 13, 2018
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