Oddbob
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Karlsson will have that opportunity in a year. With the cap going up and high-end blueliners still being a rare commodity, I wouldn't be so stingy with that $10m. Pietrangelo, Doughty, Weber, Suter, Subban, and Letang are all guys who could demand and justify that if they hit the open market today. Big Buff could probably make an argument for it as well. I mean, put any of them in Detroit eating 25 minutes a night in all situations, punching in 40+ points, and see how drastically our blueline improves.
Karlsson and maybe Hedman are the only D men I would pay 10 or more a year. OEL is very good, but he also struggles in his own end doesn't he? Doughty doesn't score enough to get that, neither does Pietrangelo who I like a lot, but I think for 10+ you have to be a 60+ pt dman, and be excellent defensively. Karlsson is above 60 per year on Ottawa with not much help so his defensive game gets some slack and Hedman is very good at both. The other D in the league are not quite in the same class eventhough they are very good, they are more 7-9 a year in my opinion.