What makes matters worse, is that the California-based team would only struggle more and more. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)Įven as time went by, Karlsson could never find a time where he wasn’t coping with ailments as he played in just 53 out of 82 possible games in the 2018-19 season, his first year in San Jose. For an NHL team looking to build Stanley Cup hopes, it’s rather hard to do so when the core of your team is on the back nine of their careers.Įrik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks. Out of the 28 players that made an appearance for the team, 15 of them were 28-years or older. The issue with the makeup of the Sharks roster at the time of the addition of the Swedish superstar was that it was far from being a young roster. Finally, Karlsson had earned the credit he deserved, but it would ultimately come at a cost. The Sharks offered him a contract he simply couldn’t refuse, an eight-year, $92 million contract ($11.5 million AAV) that made him the highest-paid defenseman in NHL history. It was when, then teammate Mike Hoffman’s girlfriend, verbally and publicly attacked Karlsson’s wife that there was enough reason to move on to better days with a new jersey. Though his production was never-ending, his team struggled to keep the puck out of their own net, and the two-time Norris Trophy winner finished with a -25 plus/minus on the year. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) An ugly divorce between San Jose Sharks and Erik Karlsson could be coming soonĮven coming off an injury-prone season in his final run with the Sens, Karlsson managed to pot a whopping 9 goals and 53 assists for 62 points in 71 games to finish in the top 5 leaders for points among defensemen.
Erik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks.
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