Erik Karlsson's atrocious defending vs Hawks (3 examples)

[KingsHockey24]

Karlsson was never really good at defense soo...

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

I don't think hockey is the biggest priority in his life right now. Newborn kid, new contract, it's only October... I think this is to be expected (for now).

 

[RorschachWJK]

When you get paid that much to do what you love, you'd better show up with your game face every f***ing time.

 

[phillyb]

If only I could see the damn videos...
NHL site, I assume?

 

[PensandCaps]

Most overrated player in the game. His days of being a so called elite "dman" are long behind him. He is and always has been elite in the offensive end but a dumpster fire in his own zone. In those clips he looks uninterested and just going thru the motions. As a Kings fan im glad Doug Wilson gave him a bloated contract at the expense of their long time captain whom was their heart and soul of the team, plus a few other important roster players.

doughty is a bit more overrated imo

 

[Star Ocean]

Karlsson was never really good at defense soo...

Funny that mostly kings fans bash him. I wonder why.

2 norris > 1

 

[WSS11]

Pavelski's impact with the Sharks was more than just putting up points. Im sure that Pavelski will develop chemistry with his new teammates and turn it around.

pavelski is a liability defensively as well because he has absolutely no speed. He gets burned in the neutral zone and chases in the d-zone. I’m glad he got paid but I’d much rather pay Karlsson 11.5 vs paying Pavs 7. Btw, the Sharks never won shit with Pavelski’s “leadership”so people really need to stop bringing that up as a justification for the sharks overpaying for a 35 year old whose body has already been through hell and back.

 

[urho]

Has he ever been really good defensively?

I've seen him play since he came to the league and no, he was never very good at defending. He's so good with the puck that when he's at his best it doesn't hurt him but he's never had very good defensive skills. He gambles a lot and can make good defensive plays but I'd always be a bit worried when his team doesn't have the puck.

 

[tiburon12]

pavelski is a liability defensively as well because he has absolutely no speed. He gets burned in the neutral zone and chases in the d-zone. I’m glad he got paid but I’d much rather pay Karlsson 11.5 vs paying Pavs 7. Btw, the Sharks never won **** with Pavelski’s “leadership”so people really need to stop bringing that up as a justification for the sharks overpaying for a 35 year old whose body has already been through hell and back.

Yea many people forget that after dominating on the scoresheet through the WCF during the 2016 cup run, he was absolutely invisible in the SCF. Since then his 5v5 playoff numbers have been pathetic.

 

[maacoshark]

Karlsson was bad defensively last year and was good but not Norris level offensively and people were wondering if he’s injured. Well he’s had a whole offseason to recover, and he’s been playing ever since being “injured”....

Is it possible he’s just not as good as he once was?

It is also very possible that he was never a great defensive player.

 

[maacoshark]

Has he ever been really good defensively?

That aside, he's really just standing and doing nothing on the ice. In every play he is in like 30% and then gives up. No winning team can have that attitude on the ice. Really really bad.

It's like looking defending at a vet all star game. Stand and wait for the highlight reel goal.

He has never been a stud defensively.

 

[Osprey]

Funny that mostly kings fans bash him. I wonder why.

2 norris > 1

I thought that it was mostly Canadians that bash him. You keep changing your argument.

 

[Kennedys]

Erik Karlsson had a bad game. 100% thread worthy

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Karlsson was never really good at defense soo...

He was.

I followed Ottawa from his first fame to his last.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

Karlsson has always struggled with finding consistency in his defensive game. He had some bad stretches (and seasons) in his own end in Ottawa. When he was playing hard and aggressive, he was very good in his own end.

 

[Stephen]

Karlsson’s attention to defensive detail looks non existent this season. Just so casual and rock star but comes across as lazy.

 

[Ukapitalo]

Example 2 is really.. really bad

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Will Erik Karlsson ever win a Stanley Cup ?

 

[PromisedLand]

whatever happened to EK65 anyway? He was never known for his elite defensive game but he was great at moving the puck, in transition and used to put up plenty of points. He isn't scoring like he used to what happened?

My hockey pool is already suffering because of Malkin's injury now EK is also not scoring I had hoped EK would rebound but......

It's a shame what has happened to Karlsson's game

 

[Jericho111091]

He seems like his head isn't entirely in the game at the moment which I can understand given the recent birth of his child, especially after losing the previous pregnancy. Hopefully he turns it around somewhat because he can be quite exciting to watch. But dont turn it around too much because screw the Sharks.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

in beer league hockey?

Yeah for sure. If something's worth my time, it's worth putting my best efforts into it.

I suspect we wouldn't make great teammates for each other.

 

[Snauen]

He had a good game against the Flames. Come on now and write about that too..

 

[McDeez]

Karlsson plays a high risk, high reward game. who knew?

 

[sr edler]

He looked just like this in the last playoffs.

 

[Slimmy]

It's good that we had this thread early so people can get it out of their system.