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

[crashthenet]

These guys hav no self-control. At that term and money, who were they competing with? Can't wait to hear owner's rhetoric heading into the lockout.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

No, he's speculating that the cap may not hit $83 million for the 19-20 season.

Geez, I thought that number was all but confirmed

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

That could easily be terrible in the first year.

Could also be great for the duration.

Gardiner likely gets an extra 500k, if not more for being the top dman now.

 

[crowi]

SJ's window is right now so it makes perfect sense to sign EK, even if the contract is scary after 3-4 years.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Good news for Jets fans because it means US teams will go all in for Trouba now. But I wouldn't have done this if I was San Jose, they're bound for lots of cap problems.

 

[One Winged Angel]

Thankfully Gorton didn’t even get a chance. I wanted no part of giving him that type of deal.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Huge win for San Jose.

I watched a lot of his mid season games before the injury, with the way he played, this is a worthy risk for them.

Sucks as a Senators fan because I don't think the extra 2nd round pick will offset the lost value from the 2020 1st. Karlsson being on their team will make it better. While anything can happen and no team is guaranteed a playoff spot in today's NHL, there is a very good chance the Sharks make the playoffs with Karlsson. The pick is probably going to be late.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Can’t wait for all the other teams’ fans to talk about how thankful they are that they aren’t signing Erik Karlsson.

I won't be one of those.

Good for Karlsson I will have to tune into plenty of Sharks games next season as well. An ownership group who actually wants to win hockey games, must be fun.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

I was pretty vocal that karlsson wouldn't re-sign in San Jose.

But that was also under the assumption they wouldn't hand him $11.5x8 ( I assumed more like $10-$10.5)

Holy hell Wilson just got put over a barrel. I would have that was the max karlsson would have gotten on the open market.

Between this and the E.Kane contract last year. Yikes

 

[Acetylene]

He got payed!
Good for Karlsson, hope he can stay out of more injuries.

 

[Lobodomy]

Unholy overpayment!

 

[BL92]

OOF.

 

[hamzarocks]

The sens also get sharks 2021 1st if I'm not mistake due to Karlsson signing back.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

This post didn’t age well

wow...what the f***.

 

[mashedpotato]

Sorry Ottawa - the King is not Returning.

 

[LAKings88]

Injury prone. Suspect defensively.

I like Karlsson’s offense but an aging player with injuries is not a good signing at that contract.

It’s not 20 years ago.

Can’t do this in today’s NHL.

 

[topshelf15]

The sens also get sharks 2021 1st if I'm not mistake due to Karlsson signing back.

No its a 2nd rounder ,the conditions for it becoming a first werent met

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Does anyone think that a now oft injured karlsson would have gotten more than that as a UFA on 7/1?

Who else had that kind of cap space and desperation?

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

And you forgot about Tierney, DeMelo and Josh Norris.

As a Sens fan I try to forget about them after every game.

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

Thankfully Gorton didn’t even get a chance. I wanted no part of giving him that type of deal.

Who needs elite defensemen right?

Karlsson should be a top 3 defenseman in the league for the next 4 ish years. The Rangers team and defense is an absolute disaster. Maybe adding elite players isn't a bad idea?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

So is this the part where we bring up his injuries, his defense and say this is a bad contract and that we are glad our teams didn't sign him?

 

[Gilligans Island]

I was pretty vocal that karlsson wouldn't re-sign in San Jose.

But that was also under the assumption they wouldn't hand him $11.5x8 ( I assumed more like $10-$10.5)

Holy hell Wilson just got put over a barrel. I would have that was the max karlsson would have gotten on the open market.

Between this and the E.Kane contract last year. Yikes

Oh please, stop moving the goal posts. Least you owned up to it.

 

[hamzarocks]

No its a 2nd rounder ,the conditions for it becoming a first werent met

Oh true, well still a 2nd is better than no asset.

 

[ohcomeonref]

HF with every contract ever signed: this is going to age horribly. When your team went deep into the playoffs and has a chance at re-signing their top 5 (arguably top 2 D-man) in the league, you sign him.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Good for Karlsson and good for San Jose. Burns and Karlsson locked up for years should keep them in contender status for while. Very cool that Wilson has been able to get top talent as guys are being phased out from Marleau and Thornton into Couture, Karlsson etc.