yeah, i think the smart play would be to trade Karlsson and accumulate as much talent and picks as you can... that also might mean trading Stone...
bite the bullet, knowing next year will be awful... but maybe you get the shot to draft a kid like Jack Hughes who is looking like a kid that is very very high end...and the infusion of young talent/draft picks could mean a quick turnaround for Ottawa's fortunes
not sure if the Karlsson situation can be salvaged even with the trade of Hoffman... not sure what Dorian was doing in not trading him at the deadline, if he knew there were these kinds of issues. Instead, Karlsson became bitter and Dorian allowed Hoffman to lose a ton of value.
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