Erik Karlsson does it again

[Wats]

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

Same boat. I ended up getting Burns/Karlsson/Hertl since the were so low in draft. Getting smacked in +/-

 

[tny760]

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.

i'd be more onboard with that if he wasn't so willing to jump up into the play. he'll exert all the effort in the world in the O zone, he just flat doesn't want to play D

 

[kingpest19]

Fun right?

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

Could you imagine if they all were involved in a goal?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

i'd be more onboard with that if he wasn't so willing to jump up into the play. he'll exert all the effort in the world in the O zone, he just flat doesn't want to play D

Even last night he was working some lateral magic along the blueline. Not quite how he was before but still enough to turn Iafallo into a snowman

But his backward skating and transitions clearly aren't connecting with the synapses going to his brain. Add the shitty Staples ice into the equation and...

 

[Little Psycho]

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

Father time comes for everyone, it's sad but inevitable. Though Doughty has been good this season but you'll only find his derp moments on the main boards.

 

[Agent Zub]

Maybe he should try playing better

Let's not pretend these threads weren't being made when Karlsson was the best in league as well.

 

[TGWL]

Man, that puck stopped dead on him. The ice for a lot of games this season has been atrocious. Of course, that doesn't take away from Karlsson being lazy.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

It's getting to the point where there needs to be a subforum for the Karlsson-Doughty obsession.

 

[Voight]

I thought this would be the year he would finally look like prime Karlsson again.

But every game I watch he ranges from average to mediocre. I understand injuries etc. etc., but honestly I think the dude just doesn't give a shit. He has his big contract, i'm sure he'd look a lot better if the Sharks were actually a good team, but I don't think he cares enough to help dig them out of the hole they're in.

Honestly, even his last season in Ottawa it looked like he lost a step. Still scored a bunch of points, but his defensive skills got worse (he was never good defensively to begin with) but you could see he was regressing somewhat.

 

[NickyFotiu]

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

Injuries and age catch up to everyone at some point.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Let's not pretend these threads weren't being made when Karlsson was the best in league as well.

New here? Karlsson being bad defensively has been a thread on here since he was winning Norris trophies

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Long haired players really struggling this year. Karlsson, Zib, Letang..

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Subban, Doughty and him are a whole new level of yikes on those contracts.

Subban at least only has 1 or 2 more years.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

The most overrated player this sport has ever seen.

 

[T REX]

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

Weren't they collectively bargained for in exchange for a hard cap?

Maybe someone can refresh my memory.

 

[Avelanche]

I think we all know it's about a lot more than just one play. He's not NHL caliber.

thats so wrong lol. who did EK win the norris over that made everyone irrationally hate him.

 

[joe dirte]

thats so wrong lol. who did EK win the norris over that made everyone irrationally hate him.

Uhhh, they havent handed out the Norris yet. They do that after the season.

 

[FMichael]

And to think - Karlsson thanked the fans as if he knew he wasn’t likely to remain a Shark.

That’s when Wilson backed the Brinks armored car into Karlsson’s driveway with a contract in hand.

 

[supsens]

Injuries and age catch up to everyone at some point.

So does taking it easy in the summer to “bulk up”

 

[ruaware41]

I thought this would be the year he would finally look like prime Karlsson again.

But every game I watch he ranges from average to mediocre. I understand injuries etc. etc., but honestly I think the dude just doesn't give a shit. He has his big contract, i'm sure he'd look a lot better if the Sharks were actually a good team, but I don't think he cares enough to help dig them out of the hole they're in.

No offence to you pal but we get so lost in the sport that we forget the human side of things. It’s often the easy path to just say someone doesn’t care about their performance as an athlete anymore because they got paid but man the guy’s child died. That can f*** you up and your cognitive performance, awareness, headspace for a long time, and I can only imagine.

 

[PAZ]

No offence to you pal but we get so lost in the sport that we forget the human side of things. It’s often the easy path to just say someone doesn’t care about their performance as an athlete anymore because they got paid but man the guy’s child died. That can f*** you up and your cognitive performance, awareness, headspace for a long time, and I can only imagine.

His child died in March, 2018. He had a good performance in 2019 considering he was playing injured (and Sharks were still a good team too).

He now has another child that's well and healthy. No doubt that it was a tragic, life-changing event but that doesn't excuse his performance right now.

 

[TheAngryHank]

I remember how badly the Sens get fleeced in that trade.

 

[King'sPawn]

Wait, hold up.

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

This is the most important takeaway for those not familiar with the Kings farm system.

 

[613Leafer]

Sharks have so many big long term contract to old guys when you look at them. Pretty brutal looking.

A former top contender in its final death throws of competitiveness is a good recipe for bad contracts. SJ looks like they've done a particularly poor job of it though.

 

[Adrianopolous]

I love how even all these years later its still mainly Sens fans defending Karlsson