Karlsson was arguably last year's biggest surprise, at least to those who didn’t follow the Senators that closely before the 2011-12 season. The 2008 first-round pick isn't expected to be ready to play until mid-October after undergoing foot surgery on June 14 to repair damage he sustained late last season, which likely bumps him behind the aforementioned Burns in terms of overall ranking, but fantasy owners shouldn't hesitate to snag Karlsson as the second blueliner off the board in this year’s fantasy drafts. Twenty-seven of the Swedish blueliner’s points came on the power play last season, and with renowned special-teams expert Guy Boucher returning for his second year as Ottawa’s head coach, Karlsson can be counted on to maintain that high level of production as the driving force behind the Senators’ top man-advantage unit.
That total ranked third among defensemen, trailing trailed only San Jose’s Brent Burns (76 points) and Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman (72). Karlsson enjoyed another superb campaign in 2016-17, leading the Senators in scoring for the fourth consecutive season with an outstanding 71 points (17 goals, 54 assists) in 77 games.
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