With the Pittsburgh Penguins descending into free fall after moving star Jake Guentzel at the trade deadline, the dynasty is coming to a harsh end. Despite the team getting another immaculate season from Crosby and trading for Erik Karlsson, the team is now staring a rebuild - leading to reports from Elliotte Friedman that Karlsson could get moved again. Friedman reported that the Ottawa Senators would be interested in a reunion, but Karlsson shut that down hard.
Now 33 years old, Karlsson is signed for three more seasons after this one to a value of $10M for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Along with the rest of their ageing core, he'll have to decide whether he's willing to finish his career on a team that's tracking to miss the playoffs multiple years in a row - and it feels like they may be many years away from getting back.
The Senators seem bent on pursuing a reunion with Karlsson to bring back one of the franchise's greatest players now under the guidance of another legend in Daniel Alfredsson, but that desire seems one sided - Karlsson just isn't interested.