Question 1)

Why trade away Hoffman? ( I understand it was only done to separate him and Karlsson ) however .. Why not keep Hoffman when there is a high chance Karlsson gets traded or rejects the contract offer on July 1st and leaves as a FA?

At that point we only lose 1 player and now it's most likely 2

Question 2)

Why would Ottawa draft a player this year and give away the 2019 Colorado pick when that's the draft class for potential superstar Jack Hughes (17 yr old with 48 pts in 24 games) and reduce they're odds? When they can trade this pick for players possibly and keep the 2019.

Hoffman was already being shopped before the drama

they still might give this year's pick

1) Knee jerk reaction to drama, public opinion had changed with the news of him and his crazy girlfriend, wanted a chance at keeping Karlsson happy.

2) Makes no sense to keep it, but giving up this year’s pick tells all the players and fans (and Karlsson) they intend to suck even more next year than they did this year, so they don’t wanna. The GM is also being dictated to by an insane owner who can’t be reasoned with.

1. What makes you think it’s as simple as just EK and Hoffman have irreconcilable differences? Any player as crucial to his team as EK has support from other players on the team and Hoffman wouldn’t be welcomed back into that dressing whether EK is there or not. If EK is still a senator obvious problem, if he’s not everyone looks at Hoffman and thinks it was him or EK.

Hoffman was cancer in the dressing room. He had to be removed.