Being hard for his wife is interesting. I wonder if it’s difficult to acclimate to CA lifestyle or that San Jose isn’t her cup of tea.
Don't think either of them had said anything at all about liking or not liking the San Jose area. Probably a lot of speculation there but it has been said before that she is really close to her family who are in Ottawa.How does this report know Melinda is finding the bay area hard on the family? Just rampant speculation that can't be checked, or has she said something?
For the record, I'm fine with him staying or leaving, I think that Doug has planned for both possibilities.
As for the tweet above, it's speculative nonsense. I do believe that the transition has been difficult for both him and his wife for a number of reasons I don't really feel like typing out at the moment. After that, New York makes sense due to its proximity to Ottawa, but Tampa is around a 5 hour flight to Ottawa with at least one stop. No one flies direct from Tampa, or San Jose for that matter, to Ottawa. San Jose is 7 hours to Ottawa with at least one stop. Perhaps with a private jet you can take 1 hour off the flight times. However, if Karlsson was truly using his wife's happiness/comfort as an important factor in where he plays next year, he wouldn't put her almost as far from Ottawa as she is now just to play with Victor Hedman. If he is willing to do that then the comment that it's been difficult on his family has minimal bearing on where he actually chooses to play. It would seem that playing with Hedman matters more to him than her happiness/comfort since he is willing to both keep her 5 hours away from Ottawa and take less money. Karlsson can do whatever he wants, but I do not buy any of this due to the contradictory nature of the statements.
Why would he take a discount to play in Florida lol.
Sorry honey, I know you don’t like being far from home but I’ve got a besty who plays there and I can make less!
That's what burns and jumbo do, they aren't here year roundYou can live in San Jose for all the winter months and during the summer go back to Ottawa, I don’t get the fascination of having to live close to family as if you have to bathe and feed them. You’re a damn multi millionaire and can fly back and forth all you want, suck up the 7 hrs or whatever and enjoy first class or private. On top of that you get an 8th year, Karlsson’s wife was my major concern in why he wouldn’t resign. I hope it’s all bs tho
You can live in San Jose for all the winter months and during the summer go back to Ottawa, I don’t get the fascination of having to live close to family as if you have to bathe and feed them. You’re a damn multi millionaire and can fly back and forth all you want, suck up the 7 hrs or whatever and enjoy first class or private. On top of that you get an 8th year, Karlsson’s wife was my major concern in why he wouldn’t resign. I hope it’s all bs tho
Thornton and Burns confirmed not re-signing with the Sharks.That's what burns and jumbo do, they aren't here year round
For the record, I'm fine with him staying or leaving, I think that Doug has planned for both possibilities.
As for the tweet above, it's speculative nonsense. I do believe that the transition has been difficult for both him and his wife for a number of reasons I don't really feel like typing out at the moment. After that, New York makes sense due to its proximity to Ottawa, but Tampa is around a 5 hour flight to Ottawa with at least one stop. No one flies direct from Tampa, or San Jose for that matter, to Ottawa. San Jose is 7 hours to Ottawa with at least one stop. Perhaps with a private jet you can take 1 hour off the flight times. However, if Karlsson was truly using his wife's happiness/comfort as an important factor in where he plays next year, he wouldn't put her almost as far from Ottawa as she is now just to play with Victor Hedman. If he is willing to do that then the comment that it's been difficult on his family has minimal bearing on where he actually chooses to play. It would seem that playing with Hedman matters more to him than her happiness/comfort since he is willing to both keep her 5 hours away from Ottawa and take less money. Karlsson can do whatever he wants, but I do not buy any of this due to the contradictory nature of the statements.