Karl Hates Burns and Carolina

[Panthers Fan 69]

Interesting article if it’s true…

 

https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2023/07/report-erik-karlsson-vehemently-against.html

[MillionDollarCam]

Yeah that’s BS.

Even Pittsburgh fans will tell you that Madden is full of poo. He’s just a reject wrestling (the fake kind) commentator that talks out his ass to the very few people that listen to his sports talk show.

If EK doesn’t want to come to Carolina then it would have come out from other sources. But in fact, it’s come out that he’s okay with Carolina or Pittsburgh. He also has a NTC, so we’d definitely know by now if Carolina was on it.

[backINblack28]

He has a trade clause and already said he would waive it to go to Carolina. I wish I could take my click back.

[Harbingers]

I don’t think it’s that he hates Burns or Carolina. It’s simple that his production went up when burns wasn’t around SJ chewing minutes. He was pushing 25-26 minutes a game last season. He’s looking at 18-20 range here in a normal game. 

[Anybodyhome]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

18-20 range here in a normal game. 

On a good night, maybe. Slavin and Burns are so good together and you know what kind of minutes those 2 put up, I'd be surprised if the defensive liability of Karlsson allows him to play more than 16 a game.

And then, how do you justify that AAV for less than 20 minutes per game? Simple answer: you don't and can't.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Anybodyhome

[Day1PanthersFan]

Sounds like a Pittsburgh fanboy exaggerating things

But it could be true, we have had players and there wives who didn't like the area or team , and made it publicly known 

I don't think CMCs family liked Charlotte , cause they were very excited when we traded him 

Carolina is not for everyone 

[TheCandyMan]

7 hours ago, Day1PanthersFan said:

Carolina is not for everyone 

[Anybodyhome]

All of this is well and good, but I'd rather Karlsson sign with Pittsburgh. The Pens are getting older by the minute, are cap-strapped and on the downward side of their peak.

Pittsburgh signing EK would allow the Canes to do what they haven't done while all this plays out- sign TDA, trade Pesce, sign a winger and get the Aho extension (and maybe another player like Chatty, Skjei or Necas) done.

[Harbingers]

EK also said Toronto and Seattle are in the mix. 

[DavidEng]

I will be soooo glad when I hear Karlsson went somewhere else and this crazy talk can stop haha.

And trade Pesce and bring on TDA just no, unless we get a great forward in return.

[Anybodyhome]

Beginning to sound like the Timo Meier thing from last season.....

[Anybodyhome]

5 hours ago, DavidEng said:

I will be soooo glad when I hear Karlsson went somewhere else and this crazy talk can stop haha.

And trade Pesce and bring on TDA just no, unless we get a great forward in return.

Trading Pesce is for the purpose of bringing on a winger since it appears an extension is not in the cards and he's a UFA after the season.. Orlov is on the roster.

TDA is not Pesce's replacement.

Edited July 23, 2023 by Anybodyhome

[DavidEng]

I was thinking along the lines of Pesce and perhaps another and bringing in Karlsson to play RD. Not what I would want to see

Orlov plays LD so unless he’s good at either side not sure he would be put on RD as a Pesce replacement.

DeAngelo does play RD as well so yeah you could play him there if Pesce was traded for a forward.

[hattrickcane]

I feel like Tevo and Pesce traded would probably open up enough capspace for a good enough forward, since Tevo is being paid like $5 million and scored like 12 goals and that price per output is a bit ridiculous, and he might have actually asked for more and an extension this offseason?

If he was injured, I can understand that.  But I wonder why it is that Pesce and Tevo are both close to UFA's and no extensions yet.  It makes you wonder?  Is there still trade-ability left in Carolina?  Is there a surprise move they're still hiding before the end of the Offseason?  Or are they going to sell off someone for capspace and settle?

 

It is going to depend on the market, we've suddenly been sent to the back of the list I feel like, with the lack of cap available.  But packaging Pesce and Tevo in a trade for someone like Nylander makes sense to me.