Couture will likely decline to some extent but he will still be a quality contributor which is all that the team cares about. If he can't play the pivot at some point, they will move him to wing like they did with Pavelski. The Sharks aren't going to have a problem filling spots when they need to. It's part of the business.
LeBrun: Erik Karlsson and Sharks will discuss contract extension after all-star break
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Couture will likely decline to some extent but he will still be a quality contributor which is all that the team cares about. If he can't play the pivot at some point, they will move him to wing like they did with Pavelski. The Sharks aren't going to have a problem filling spots when they need to. It's part of the business.
Fan boy lol. Hardly. Hawkey talk?? speak for yourself.
I do as scoring is on the rise and he is playing with great young players in tere prime that can carry him. hes having a career year and if he continues to play with his linemates. Hertl Meier which is likely. No reason to think he doesnt have 5 more really productive years. which is only a couple past you saying hes gonna drop to 50 point pace like your numbers suggest
And you dont think moving from center to wing will also lower his production output as well? That typically happens when career centers move to wing as well
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
I’ve been watching the Sharks closely since 2009-2010 and Thornton’s best season in that time frame was 2015-2016 by far.
Couture is on pace for 76 adjusted points this season, his previous career highs were 75, 72, 71. If he remains healthy, he will likely remain around 60-65 adjusted points (per 82 games) for the next 5 years, which will be closer to 60-65 points in this higher scoring era.
At this point though, it really doesn’t matter all that much. Tomas Hertl is the guy that drives the bus at forward and he is 25 years old, currently having a career year despite very difficult defensive usage. I don’t consider him a true elite superstar #1C, but he’s right up there with the Johansen/Horvat class of players that most HFers refer to as #1Cs.
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Only if he doesn't actually make it to FA. Just because they'll discuss an extension, doesnt' actually mean it'll happen.
I feel like this is going to go the route of Brent Burns on HF boards.
"Oh,he’s gonna go to X team and they’re going to be scary with him, he’s not going to stay in SJ”
Resigns in SJ
“LOL what a bad contract for a guy who’s gonna suck. Too much money and term for an overrated guy.”
Continues to be phenomenal player.
"Oh,he’s gonna go to X team and they’re going to be scary with him, he’s not going to stay in SJ”
Resigns in SJ
“LOL what a bad contract for a guy who’s gonna suck. Too much money and term for an overrated guy.”
Continues to be phenomenal player.
boylerroom
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And the most amazing thing is he isn't the highest scoring defenceman on his team!
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He then loses the extra year.
If he stays in San Jose it will be for 8 years and deal will be signed before free agency
boylerroom
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This is hilarious.
Evander Kane 27
Timo Meier 22
Tomas Hertl 25
Jonas Donskoi 26
Martin Jones 29
and if they resign Karlsson 28
Oh and Couture is 29 actually, only a year older than Karlsson.
And you say all this as if DW has no track record of replacing aging veterans with younger elite players.
Sharks are going to be just fine. And EK would do well to resign there.
oh you clearly didnt read my post that said Couture turns 30 in two months, implying he is currently 29 so...
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You have any proof? All I am reading is pure speculation regarding EK and Tampa. I get that he’s buddies with Hedman but they have Point and eventually Vas and Sergachev that will need raises on top of filling out their roster. I doubt EK65 takes a discounts the lightning players that re-signed took. He has no allegiance to them.
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I don't quite get this statement. Financially, Tampa Bay isn't going to be able to top San Jose's offer. In terms of the team...well, he knows what their situation is.
Karlsson will go to free agency if he doesn't like San Jose, if he doesn't like the team's future, or because he is chasing a super-high-dollar contract. Theoretically, he could leave if the Sharks don't make a competitive offer, but I don't think that will be the case.
aufheben
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I was just going to say, I remember people saying the same stuff about San Jose the offseason before they went to the SCF.
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aufheben
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People also project their own concerns onto players. Of course all that matters to you is a Cup, you’re a fan, it’s the only thing that’s supposed to matter. Even then, things can change for teams very fast. Didn’t Kovalchuk want to win a Cup? I hope he also considered other factors, because that first one isn’t looking so great at the moment.
After everything Karlsson has been through the last year, you think what he keeps coming back to is how old Joe Thornton is?
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I can easily seeing him resign in San Jose. They have the cap space to pay him and they are a good team. Now I wouldn't call them a contender per say but they will be making thr playoffs on a regular basis and are mile ahead of Ottawa.
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FYI... per Elliotte Friedman on the 31 Thoughts pod, San Jose can’t sign Karlsson to 8 years until after the trade deadline since he wasn’t on their reserve list at the time of last year’s trade deadline.
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