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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Erik Karlsson is still Erik Karlsson.
If he was still intact, he’d be on Norris 5 or 6 by now.
But he’s missing part of his foot and his Achilles was Cooke’d.
Adding him to the Penguins is like bringing on Kessel - it’s not going to be the reason things don’t work, but it might be the reason they do.
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Well, this one is more farfetched and also more costly. Kessel joined the team when Crosby and Malkin were in their prime (also they had great goaltending and a deeper team), plus he was only 28, plus he was only being paid $6.8 by the Pens.
But yes, this trade is part of their last gasp plan with their aging big guns. I doubt it will work because the team just isn’t a contender even with him.