Erik Karlsson's Scoring Pace

[SAK11]

I have defended EK in the past, but his effort level last game vs Colorado on his blocked PP shot attempt was pathetic. Led to a breakaway, the penalty shot. Luckily, no goal.

Wish I could find video of it.

And before all the Sens fans come running in to his defense, I think he is clearly the best Dman in the game. But if you see that play, it was awful effort.

Edit: here is one camera angle of it, skip to 2:27. There was a camera angle from behind the Sens net that showed how bad his backcheck was.

I'd argue it was more of a terrible decision than it was terrible effort. He tried to force a shot, and then tried to poke at a lose puck while skating forward instead of starting to skate back to avoid exactly what happened. But yeah, not one of his better moments regardless.

 

[TB1299]

too bad hes wasted on a terrible team

You mean a team that has not missed the playoffs twice in a row since 1997? A team that has made the playoffs more than any team outside of Detroit and Sanjose in the last 20 years?

A team that was a post a way from making the cup finals against the eventual cup winners last season?

A team that players actually like playing in a come back once their careers are over that has had guys like Alfie, Phillips, Neil etc want to stay there for basically their whole careers.

The one with one of the best coaches in the league who drafts extremely well..

Thanks for coming out.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

He's going to have a bit of a down year, his foot is going to be holding him back for a while.

 

[TB1299]

He's going to have a bit of a down year, his foot is going to be holding him back for a while.

If you have watched Karlsson you know that is not the case. Hes played 10 games LOL with no pre season and had 15 points.

Hes been trying to get into game shape. He plays hard minutes and you dont just miss pre season and are 100%.

Your comment makes no sense. Hes by far the hest dman in the world and no othet dman this year taking Karlsson spot would make this team better. Not even close.

His foot is fine.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I'm a Sens fan. I have watched all the games he's played this year.

He is most definitely not fine.

His skill and compete level allow him to battle but his skating is quite noticeably worse than it was last year.

Not unlike Stamkos who had to get used to having a rod in his leg, Karlsson has to grt used to whatever they did to his ankle.

 

[Tripod]

I'd argue it was more of a terrible decision than it was terrible effort. He tried to force a shot, and then tried to poke at a lose puck while skating forward instead of starting to skate back to avoid exactly what happened. But yeah, not one of his better moments regardless.

If you are ever able to see the camera angle from behind the Sens net, you will see the effort I am referring to. He looked like he was still inside the Avs end when the shot came on Anderson.

There was a serious lack of effort there.

But overall, he does way more good than bad and I don't want people to think I am just trying to run him down. He controls the game like no other.

 

[armani]

Karlsson is not a 100%, anybody who watches him regularly can tell. On the defensive end, his edge work, and back skating are missing quickness and speed, his timing on 1-on-1 is off. He is usually effortless in those fronts, but struggling mightily since he came back IMO. I hope it's just him getting back his timing with all the missed time and practice, and I REALLY hope it's not the net new he was talking about wrt how his "new" ankle feel. As a fan, I feel robbed - the guy was easily one of if not the fastest player in the world, he has never had the same explosiveness since his Achilles got shanked.

All that said, still expect this guy to play as the best player in the world. Best playmaker in the game and has the IQ to adjust his game if something is wrong with his body.

 

[TB1299]

You guys watching the game or what?

Because Eriks skating looks really freaken good. Forwards. Backwards and his turns. Getting better every game.

Hes been godly already to start.

 

[Chimpradamus]

Karlsson is not fine in any way, but he's still the best defenseman in the league and one of the best players. I would like a time machine where Cooke didn't cut off his leg. He would be the best player and it wouldn't even be a question. He had McDavid's skating level before the injury.

 

[authentic]

Karlsson is not fine in any way, but he's still the best defenseman in the league and one of the best players. I would like a time machine where Cooke didn't cut off his leg. He would be the best player and it wouldn't even be a question. He had McDavid's skating level before the injury.

His skating last season was still better than nearly anyone in the league. I don't think it made as much of a difference as people say, but now it probably will after the last surgery.

 

[Korpse]

His skating last season was still better than nearly anyone in the league. I don't think it made as much of a difference as people say, but now it probably will after the last surgery.

I agree that the difference was negiliable and more the result of a player maturing and picking his spots better that made the difference. The 2013/2014 season was definitely a recovery season after the Achilles slice, and that’s how I expected this season to be but I also expect him to adapt quicker than he did back then given his growth as a player. Still too early for me to say that the surgery will affect his skating long term but at the moment there is a noticeable difference.

 

[JD1]

If you have watched Karlsson you know that is not the case. Hes played 10 games LOL with no pre season and had 15 points.

Hes been trying to get into game shape. He plays hard minutes and you dont just miss pre season and are 100%.

Your comment makes no sense. Hes by far the hest dman in the world and no othet dman this year taking Karlsson spot would make this team better. Not even close.

His foot is fine.

well bud .... I'm a Sens fan and personally I think his foot is far from fine. Straight line he' ok. he can do all of the offence stuff but his skating is not fine....yet

 

[VictorLustig]

Am I missing something? He's been incredible today.

 

[WesMcCauley]

You guys watching the game or what?

Because Eriks skating looks really freaken good. Forwards. Backwards and his turns. Getting better every game.

Hes been godly already to start.

He said in an interview in swedish after the game yesterday that his foot felt 50%.

 

[DDRhockey]

He said in an interview in swedish after the game yesterday that his foot felt 50%.

Peter Forsberg 2.0

 

[TB1299]

Are you watching him play today!??
If hes at 50% god help us all.

Best skater on the ice.

 

[Revelation]

Well that's idiotic

I agree, no idea why something so obvious that it's stupid is even being discussed.

 

[bsu]

Best hockey player in the world.

 

[Sens Rule]

Karlsson is currently on pace to get 119 points in 77 games.

 

[Sun God Nika]

17 pts in 11 games lmfaoooo

 

[TB1299]

170 points in 170 games.

This isn't 20 games or even one good season. Just insanity.

Crazy dominant today as well. He coud have eaisly had 5 or more points today.

 

[Sens Rule]

too bad hes wasted on a terrible team

Ottawa is currently the 6th best team in the NHL. Just went to game 7 in ECF double OT versus the two time Cup champs.

Ottawa is in no way a “terrible” team. They are capable of winning the Cup this season. They aren’t the favorite but they are definitely in the mix.

 

[TB1299]

Because this is a giant feat and thread worthy.

Deserves recognition at how remarkable it is.

17 points in 11 games is amazing and all but 170 points in 170 games is special.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

We are witnessing one of the best to play the game.

 

[EK47]

Karlsson is not fine in any way, but he's still the best defenseman in the league and one of the best players. I would like a time machine where Cooke didn't cut off his leg. He would be the best player and it wouldn't even be a question. He had McDavid's skating level before the injury.

If he wasn't fine in any way he wouldn't have 17 points in like 11 games. That said his skating is off, but he doesn't look hurt, in a way it resembles thay way he looked in 13-14. Basically he looks uncomfortable, this will get better, but his skating will probably always be affected by playing 30-minutes a night on a f***ed up ankle.