Its a horrible stat because it means nothing. The ones at the top of that list will be rookies and the ones at the end will all be the superstars like crosby/mcdavid/karlsson.
Karlsson point per dollar stat this year was 190k per point. At his career year best it goes down to 140k per point.
Mcdavid this year at his 123 point pace was going to be making 100k per point.
And i will repeat this again. Karlsson was on pace to finish top 3 at the very farthest down top 5 in points by defensemen.
This might come as a suprise to you. But defensemen score less then forwards. So another reason why the stat is horrible is it mixes defensemen and forwards together.
1. I'm not sure what you are looking at, your statistics are just flat out incorrect. His point per dollar stat this year was
$285,500. If it was 190K I wouldn't have brought it up. Also, He was not "top 3-5 in scoring pace at worst", he was ranked #12 in points per game. Use actual correct stats to prove your points please.
2. Karlsson will obviously never be anywhere near the top, but if he ranked near Crosby (491 while playing 15 games less) or McDavid (370) I would say he met expectations, that was not the case. Other than Doughty's terrible contract, EK65 is paid 2.5mm(!!!) more than any other defenseman. Is it unfair to expect the top paid defenseman to be the the top at their position? The fact is he was ranked #20 in total points for defensemen, and let's be honest we all watched this year he was giving up more in the d-zone then a lot of others ahead of him on that list.
3. I wouldn't use the stat with any other defenseman besides Karlsson, who is supposed to be the premier OFD in the NHL (and is being paid as such).
Again, don't conflate disappointment in a player's season with hating on a player. He's probably my top #1-2 favorite Shark (dat Hertl tho), I just expect him to carry the Sharks the way JT did for a decade.