On Saturday night, insider Elliotte Friedman mentioned on Sportsnet that preliminary discussions have taken place in order to trade their star defenseman Erik Karlsson. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1523131973489016832?t=6ZX545ohg6rpD3-FwB9e6w&s=19'>https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1523131973489016832?t=6ZX545ohg6rpD3-FwB9e6w&s=19</a></blockquote></div> The Swede is making $11.5M per year until 2026-2027. Let's just say his contract won't be easy to move. However, with his stats this season, his value has certainly increased. Karlsson has 35 points in 50 games.