It is genuinely the lull of the NHL Offseason. There are no arbitration hearings, as all the players have new contracts. There are only a handful of RFAs, including Mason McTavish, Marco Rossi, and Luke Hughes, looking for new deals. However, there is some speculation about the fate of Erik Karlsson with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Dating back to last season, there has been talk about the Penguins potentially moving on from Karlsson. He has never really fit into the Penguins’ system. Though his numbers are not terrible, Karlsson is not the 100-point player he was with the San Jose Sharks. But the speculation grows, and one of the teams linked to Erik Karlsson has been the Detroit Red Wings.
As Jim Biringer of NHLRumors.com and Full Press Hockey discussed with Bob Duff of Detroit Hockey Now