we could do damage with a cap jump

Pieniniemi? Lol, he might see NHL action in three or four years.

Why is it that so many people want Karlsson but give nothing for him? It's like Norris Trophy winning defenseman are traded every day with these offers, virtually no value. At this point why not have SJS retain half the cap hit for future considerations.

Easy decline for Chicago.

that's kinda the reality of today's NHL, it's rare for teams to take on this much cap on a player, which is why there's not a lot of value in guys like Pacioretty, Fleury, and Hall. Granted, those teams were cap strapped, but SJ should really retain half and maximize the value they get back for Karlsson, doesn't seem like they're interested in that tho

SJ has very little leverage here that they want to use. The only leverage they have is to not trade him. From what I've heard, EK doesn't want to play for the sharks anymore, so he wants traded. The Sharks don't want to pay him to not play nor have him play poorly or injured and drop in value and he has a NMC that means he can dictate where he wants to go. The object of everyone else offering something for trade is to offer just more than the other higher bidder. If the only choices are Carolina and Pittsburgh, and neither of them are offering much, SJ won't get much for him. This is simple economics: there's no demand, so the price goes down.