Erik Karlsson does it again

[NuxFan09]

For sure agree. I was being generous with the 5+ years. I think they have possibly the worst future outlook of any team in the NHL..pretty bad for a franchise who only managed one finals run during their competing years

Nah, that's Pittsburgh.

 

[SenzZen]

Really tough to see. No reason to miss the puck there, obviously. Probably would have made more sense for Vlasic to go up the boards there instead of putting the puck in the same direction all 3 Kings forwards were heading.

Guess that wasn't included in the gif for a reason, though.

Slow day I guess for a thread celebrating a basic miss handling of the puck.

For a player who's not a rat and doesn't have a history of dirty plays, it's strange how much ire Karlsson draws on these boards.

 

[Kranix]

Yes EK is on par defensively as Lidstrom Harvey and Hedman

Is that what I said?

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Really tough to see. No reason to miss the puck there, obviously. Probably would have made more sense for Vlasic to go up the boards there instead of putting the puck in the same direction all 3 Kings forwards were heading.

Guess that wasn't included in the gif for a reason, though.


For a player who's not a rat and doesn't have a history of dirty plays, it's strange how much ire Karlsson draws on these boards.

Pretty sure it's not Karlsson that draws the ire.......

 

[joe dirte]

Metrics don't matter when your teammates see you bail mid-scoring chance to get some Gatorade on the bench lol

Yes he was bad on that one play. No idea what was going through his head. Imthere are videos and threads about plays even worse out of mcdavid and esoecially driasaitl this year too. Can i assume you think theyre terrible?

Hes been very good this year though.

 

[Butch 19]

Really tough to see. No reason to miss the puck there, obviously. Probably would have made more sense for Vlasic to go up the boards there instead of putting the puck in the same direction all 3 Kings forwards were heading.

Guess that wasn't included in the gif for a reason, though.


For a player who's not a rat and doesn't have a history of dirty plays, it's strange how much ire Karlsson draws on these boards.

Really? You can't figure out why this just "seems to happen?"

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Wait, hold up.

So the Kings have an Anderson, an Andersson, and an Anderson-Dolan?

Fun right?

Glad Bob Miller retired when he did or that would be sending him to an early grave

 

[Machinehead]

Fun right?

Glad Bob Miller retired when he did or that would be sending him to an early grave

Get that shit under control before inter-conference play comes back or you're gonna kill Sam Rosen!

 

[kings11]

Fun right?

Glad Bob Miller retired when he did or that would be sending him to an early grave

Anderson-Dolan x2 according to Espn..

 

[nbwingsfan]

Oh right I forgot it's a hf rule to have at least one bash Karlsson thread active at all times for losers to post in.

Seriously this is the 4th thread about him this season and the dude is washed up. People are obsessed.

Maybe he should try playing better

 

[nbwingsfan]

Nah, that's Pittsburgh.

Not sure about that. Theyre still a playoff team and have a few assets they can trade for a big haul when they need to rebuild.

San Jose is stuck with like $27M tied up for the next 5+ years on three D who aren't any good now and immoveable without major retention or added assets

 

[T REX]

I hate guaranteed contracts in any sport.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

I love how some people use the performances from the worst years in a players's career, as proof that he was never good at any point.

 

[tny760]

I hate guaranteed contracts in any sport.

contract's a contract.. GMs don't have to offer em

 

[Bandit]

Wait, hold up.

So the Kings have an Anderson, an Andersson, and an Anderson-Dolan?

You bet yer Andersen.

 

[SenzZen]

Really? You can't figure out why this just "seems to happen?"

You quoted my post, then put something in quotations that I didn’t post. I wasn’t confused about anything until you did that.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Man, the heaping irony of 'one play doesn't' define a player' posts not even 48 hours after that 'other thread' in which many participants did exactly that

Really tough to see. No reason to miss the puck there, obviously. Probably would have made more sense for Vlasic to go up the boards there instead of putting the puck in the same direction all 3 Kings forwards were heading.
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EK probably didn't do himself any favors being glued down there but to his credit the Staples Center ice has been total dogshit all year. Every game you'll see guys tripping over the blueline and the puck taking an extra skip or finding a puddle like it's the local 75 year old rink.

Vlasic though...yeesh. Guy skipped the Father Time career wind-down and it's like Death itself is waiting at the bench for him.

 

[tny760]

Guess that wasn't included in the gif for a reason, though.

yeah, sounds familiar.

 

[SenzZen]

Man, the heaping irony of 'one play doesn't' define a player' posts not even 48 hours after that 'other thread' in which many participants did exactly that





EK probably didn't do himself any favors being glued down there but to his credit the Staples Center ice has been total dogshit all year. Every game you'll see guys tripping over the blueline and the puck taking an extra skip or finding a puddle like it's the local 75 year old rink.

Vlasic though...yeesh. Guy skipped the Father Time career wind-down and it's like Death itself is waiting at the bench for him.

What a place! Can’t wait for the next incarnation. Both sides are guilty of pettiness and hypocrisy.

 

[Lt Dan]

Wait, hold up.

So the Kings have an Anderson, an Andersson, and an Anderson-Dolan?

I only wish there was a Dolan on the league for us. Imagine them all on the ice at once

 

[The Kingslayer]

Problem for EK seems to be between the ears these days. Going through what he went through it makes total sense. People don't recover from that sort of thing regardless of how much money they have.

 

[AvroArrow]

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Doughty/Karlsson are just shells of what they used to be.

 

[Lt Dan]

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Doughty/Karlsson are just shells of what they used to be.

yeah it's called aging. It is inevitable and it happens to everyone
Athletes peak at about 27 and every year after that is tougher

 

[BoardsofCanada]

I think with Karlsson, things came relatively easy for him in his twenties. He was so naturally gifted that he didn't have to think too much about it. Now that he's thirty, it's not coming so easy. For thirty year olds, to stay in the upper echelon of star players, they have to train like beasts and live in the gym. Not to mention the diet and lifestyle they have to maintain off the ice.

I am guessing this is not Karlsson.. I don't know this for fact, but I suspect he doesn't have the work ethic needed to be a star player in his 30s.

 

[Cas]

Is the dude at least going to start putting up okay points? I need to know if I need to ditch him in fantasy lol

Unless he starts scoring entirely on his own, he's not going to put up points no matter how well he plays, because his teammates are also useless.