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This would be larceny by Nashville. Let’s break down the deal.
If you take Karlsson and Ellis out of the trade, you have Nashville getting Mark Stone in exchange for Dante Fabbro (a top 20 pick going back for his third year of college), Ryan Hartman (a 23 year-old bottom-six winger), and a 2019 1st round pick from the team that had the 29th and 27th picks in the first round in the last two years, and is going to get better with this trade.
Compare that to what Nashville gave up for a comparable player, if not a less valuable player, in Kyle Turris - Sam Girard (same age as Fabbro, already playing a significant NHL role), Vladislav Kamenev (was slotted for a similar role as Hartman with Colorado, but went missed most of the season due to injury; 1 year younger), and a second round pick.
Even if you made the stretch to say that Fabbro, Hartman, and a 1st is enough for Stone, you’re still upgrading from Ellis to Karlsson for free.
Nashville would have to give up at least one other major piece, like Tolvanen, if not more, if this framework was to happen.