Confirmed Signing with Link: [SJS] Karlsson re-signs (8 years, $11.5M AAV)

[Alwalys]

The cap hit of their top 3 Dman makes me want to throw up.

Well. Norris Norris Dnorris.

 

[Anomie2029]

11mil/year for a 40games per season player? lmao

I wonder if they'll do load management with Karlsson

Looks at his career stats - lowest full NHL season was 53 games.
2nd lowest was his debut season at 60 games.

 

[Kegsey]

Again I ask, what players are they going to bring back, and at what contract? Pavelski and Meier alone are going to eat up that $12.5M in cap space, the way I see it. Probably more, actually.

We can speculate but ultimately thats DW's job. I expect Jumbo Pavs and Meier to all be back next year.

 

[Alwalys]

Pavs and Jumbo take 1 years for cheap.

 

[PensandCaps]

For post 2017 EK with injury issues?


YIKESSSSSS. good luck with that contract, SJS. dude can't defend anymore, his skating is getting worse, and is only going to get worse with all the injuries hes had.

 

[Paulinvancouver]

Oof

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

11mil/year for a 40games per season player? lmao

I wonder if they'll do load management with Karlsson

Lol, this post sums up the main boards nicely. He’s averaged 68 games a season over his 10-year career. But 40 though, amirite?

Can’t wait to see EK in teal these next several years. The guy is still awesome to watch when he’s heathy.

 

[hockfan1991]

The Picks they gave up.

Look, EK is good, but In the new NHL you don’t win with guys making 11m, you win with a bunch of guys in the 4-6 million dollar range who will play a team game.

That’s rich coming from a leafs fan lol you have 2 already and likely a third if your fortunate enough to keep him

Sharks have 1

 

[Dump Itch]

Looks at his career stats - lowest full NHL season was 53 games.
2nd lowest was his debut season at 60 games.

Lol, this post sums up the main boards nicely. He’s averaged 68 games a season over his entire 10-year career. But 40 though, amirite?

You do notice his games played over his career has continued to drop, year after year. He's had 4 injuries in 2019 AND a recent groin surgery. That's before talking about his ankle surgery.

If a player plays 82 games in 1 season and 1 game in the following, would you say he averages 42 games/season?

 

[hockfan1991]

If anyone can solve this 'problem' its Doug 'I'm a ****ing wizard' Wilson.

They don’t call him the dentist for nothing

He’s ruthless

He’s sharpening his tools as we speak

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

It's like everyone forgot about after his slow start and before his injury when he had 26 points in 18 games and even completely shut down the lightning during that stretch.

But yea, he's washed up and trash.

Has a team ever had 1-2 in Norris voting? If not, it wouldn't be shocking to have it happen next year.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

You do notice his games played over his career has continued to drop, year after year. He's had 4 injuries in 2019 AND a recent groin surgery. That's before talking about his ankle surgery.

If a player plays 82 games in 1 season and 1 game in the following, would you say he averages 42 games/season?

Ok, I’ll bite. Taking your arbitrary two season sample size, he’s averaged 62 games the last two seasons. He’s also averaged 74.5 games the last six seasons following the torn Achilles. I understand some of the health concerns you reference, but saying he plays 40 games a year is ignoring reality.

 

[LGB51]

The difference between the Hawks four and the Sharks were that Keith, Seabrook, Hjalmarsson could play defense. Burns and Karlsson arent exactly known for their defensive abilities.

But they've won Norris Trophies bro, that means they are THE BEST DEFENSEMEN!!!

 

[Channelcat]

Yikes. This wont end well.

 

[Got One Cup]

Don’t think this is as bad as people are making it out to be. Sharks have a 3-5 yr window with Burns and pickles. Adding EK to that window makes their chances of winning a cup in that time much better. Gotta take risk. Don’t worry about the last 3 yrs or so of that contract, will be well worth it if it means their 1st cup. Think they need to figure something out with that goaltending though.

 

[Voight]

Unfortunate he will now end up without a Stanley Cup ring, at least in his prime

 

[Voight]

Don’t think this is as bad as people are making it out to be. Sharks have a 3-5 yr window with Burns and pickles. Adding EK to that window makes their chances of winning a cup in that time much better. Gotta take risk. Don’t worry about the last 3 yrs or so of that contract, will be well worth it if it means their 1st cup. Think they need to figure something out with that goaltending though.

Burns is 34. yea he just had a really good season but his time is running out, cant expect him to be this good for another 3-5 years.

Sharks core is aging, and while guys like Meire are good, they have no blue chip guys to take over once everyone gets old.

 

[Voight]

Is Dreger suggesting that the cap hit will go down for the 2020-21 season?

Like from 83 million to low-80s? That would be a game changer

NHL players will vote this Sept for a lockout. I suspect they will vote yes, but who knows.

So 2020-2021 would be the last year under the CBA IIRC, meaning by September 2021 we could have ourselves another good ole fashion lockout (would be the 4th time under Bettman for those keeping score at home)

 

[Got One Cup]

Burns is 34. yea he just had a really good season but his time is running out, cant expect him to be this good for another 3-5 years.

Sharks core is aging, and while guys like Meire are good, they have no blue chip guys to take over once everyone gets old.

Yeah 5 might be pushing it but 3 seems reasonable. If he tails off after that run him on 2nd pair with EK on 1st? Don’t get me wrong the tail end of these contract to EK, Burns, pickles will be rough but it’s better than starting a rebuild now.

 

[one2gamble]

Burns is 34. yea he just had a really good season but his time is running out, cant expect him to be this good for another 3-5 years.

Sharks core is aging, and while guys like Meire are good, they have no blue chip guys to take over once everyone gets old.

Same song and dance since 2006....yet here we are.

It will catch up obviously but it's been a decade of this kind of talk

 

[Sharksfan83]

Burns is 34. yea he just had a really good season but his time is running out, cant expect him to be this good for another 3-5 years.

Sharks core is aging, and while guys like Meire are good, they have no blue chip guys to take over once everyone gets old.

Meier (22) and Hertl (25) are the Sharks two best forwards, Couture (30) as well. I know they're not superstars (they are genuine 1st liners however), but when your backend has Vlasic (32) plays with Smarts, not physical speed, should age ok. Burns (34) is getting better every year, I can see him playing at the same level for 3-4 years, and Karlsson (29), then you have a very competitive side year in and year out. It's not like their stars are all 35 year old on the downhill slide. We have heard this for the last few years.

The biggest issue the Sharks have is consistent goal tending. Not aging stars.

 

[RoloTonyBrownTown]

Hello there, HFBoards poster here. Just jumping in this thread to say that I am smarter, better trained, and more informed than the medical doctors who actually examined Erik Karlsson and can confidently say, from the toilet where I am currently posting from my phone, that he is indeed "broke" and is only going to play like, twelve games per season before the Sharks have to superglue him back together yet again.

Also, I have raging, borderline painful hardon for old-timey cliches and would also like to mention that defense wins championships, and that Erik Karlsson, not fitting into the only mold of a defenseman my cottage cheese brain can handle, does not play good enough defense.

Thanks for coming to my dumb f***ing TedTalk. Please read my other posts where I maliciously judge teenagers and berate other posters for not placing enough value on some third line center's intangibles.

 

[Anomie2029]

Yes the backend of the contract could look bad. But so could the rest of the Sharks long-term deals.

This is basically going all in for the next 3-4 seasons IMO. After that, look to the Sharks being in Red Wings territory (or worse).

 

[Adele Dazeem]

What a steal, good for San Jose. They just locked up the best D-man of the 21st century (so far).

 

[dredeye]

I feel like this is immediately the worst contract in the NHL.