Ottawa Senators trade star defenseman Erik Karlsson to San Jose for 4 players, 2 draft picks

Erik Karlsson.
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Erik Karlsson's time with the Ottawa Senators is about to become ancient history.

The All-Star defenseman was traded to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, ending a nine-year career with the Canadian team. The Senators received four players and two draft picks in return, per NHL.com.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.