It’s NHL trade rumor season. Each week before the Feb. 26 trade deadline, Lyle Richardson’s Rumor Roundup column serves as A.J. Green Jersey a one-stop guide to the latest rumblings around the league.

The combination of the Senators’ lousy season and uncertainty over captain Erik Karl son’s future with the club has made the All-Star defenseman a lightning rod for trade speculation. With the NHL’s Feb. 26 trade deadline fast approaching, the 27-year-old Senators captain has once again surfaced in the rumor mill.

On Wednesday, TSN’s Bob McKenzie reportedSenators general manager Pierre Dorion was engaged in some level of trade dialogue with at least a half dozenclubs regarding Karl son. Though McKenzie believes Dorion hasn’t yet received formal trade offers, he doesn’t rule out the po sibility of Karl son being moved at the deadline if the Senators GM receives an acceptable offer.

Karl son is due to become an unrestricted Jordan Evans Jersey free agent in July 2019. The Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch reportsDorion isn’t actively shopping Jordan Willis Jersey his franchise player but uncertainty over his future has teams making inquiries.

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McKenzie believes it’ll take a substantial offer to pry Karl son away from the Senators. He speculated it could be upwards of five, six, seven pieces.”That price could be reduced, however, if the interested team also agrees to take on winger Bobby Ryan in the deal. The 30-year-old Ryan has four years remaining on his contract with an annual average value of $7.25 million.

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