Erik Karlsson being traded to the San Jose Sharks is the last thing I thought I’d see this summer after the Mike Hoffman fiasco.

But alas, here we are. Karlsson is in teal and what did the Ottawa Senators get in return?

Well… not a lot?

Sportsnet lays out the details of the trade like this:

“In exchange for Karlsson, the Senators receive four players — forward Chris Tierney, defenceman Dylan DeMelo and forward prospects Josh Norris and Rudolfs Balcers — as well as a first-round draft pick (2019 or 2020) and a second-round pick in 2019. If the Sharks miss the playoffs in 2018-19, that first-rounder will be in 2019 otherwise, it’s a 2020 first-round pick that will go to Ottawa.”

There are also two conditional picks, of which, one of them has a very interesting qualification.

If Karlsson is traded back to the Eastern Conference during the 2018-19 season, Ottawa receives another first round pick from the Sharks.

Call it the Hoffman stipulation.

But excuse me?

This is Erik Karlsson. Sure, he’s on an expiring deal. Of course, you have to note he had a “down” season last year (yet, he still broke the 60-point barrier).

He’s a two-time Norris Trophy winner. He led a very mediocre Ottawa team to within one goal of a Stanley Cup Final appearance. You don’t give that up for a guy who had a career-high 40 points last season (Tierney) and an at best top six defenceman (DeMelo).

Obviously, the futures are the biggest part of this trade for the Senators. A total of four early-round draft picks were acquired. Rudolf Balcers had a very solid 48 points in 67 games for the San Jose Barracuda in his first season of professional hockey and Josh Norris is… in college or something—COME ON IT’S ERIK KARLSSON HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?

San Jose just got a lot scarier.

If Pierre Dorion makes it through the week, let alone the season, I’ll eat my hat.