Erik Karlsson trade could happen as early as today

Earlier this week the Pittsburgh Penguins settled with restricted free agent Drew O'Connor, this deal opened a very important second buyout window for the Pens. This buyout window could be key to Pittsburgh finally acquiring Erik Karlsson.

The Penguins will now have the option to use a compliance buyout this weekend, which will help their current cap situation. Right now, at the time of writing, the Penguins are currently $3.2M over the salary cap.

Potential buyout candidates for the Penguins are Mikael Granlund, Jeff Petry or Jeff Carter potentially being bought out.

In a recent appearance on NHL Network, Elliotte Friedman warned that Dubas doesn't like using buyouts, but would do so if it could make a Karlsson trade work. With their buyout window ending this today , the Penguins will either need to make a cap-relieving trade or use their buyout window if they wish to move forward with acquiring Erik Karlsson.

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