grandmaster Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2202755 Erik Karlsson's self-confidence certainly hasn't taken a hit after a couple of down seasons. "I obviously still think that I'm one of the best players in the world," the San Jose Sharks defenseman said Saturday, according to The Mercury News' Curtis Pashelka. "That's where I've been for a very long time, that's where I want to go, that's where I want to stay." Karlsson added: "For me, that's always going to be my expectation, and I hope that's going to be the case for the rest of my career, not only this year." Since entering the NHL in 2009, Karlsson leads all defensemen with 626 points. He won the Norris Trophy while with the Ottawa Senators in 2012 and 2015, and he remains the league's highest-paid defenseman after signing an eight-year, $92-million contract with the Sharks in 2019. However, Karlsson's play has been hampered by a number of injuries recently. After joining the Sharks in 2018, he underwent groin surgery in May 2019 and broke his thumb in February 2020. Karlson had the most unproductive campaign of his career last season with 22 points in 52 games. Head coach Bob Boughner believes Karlsson can return to his elite form this campaign. "He's a prideful guy. I think he wants to have a rebound season. He's prepared for that," Boughner said. "He's got a sense of seriousness to his approach and I think great players figure it out. You can't teach what he has." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted October 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2021 Someone should tell him that he’s not. 1 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 EK was once so good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted October 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2021 Its backed up by his mom too. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 He hasn't been the same since his injuries. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Just now, Quantum said: He hasn't been the same since his injuries. Was it the Matt Cook stomp (cut Achilles) that derailed EK most? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighOnHockey Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Injuries have really put a damper on his play, but he'd probably do better on a team that wasn't San Jose. They really need to actually rebuild for the first time in forever. Mind you, that's on him for taking such a massive contract, he's chained himself to the Sharks for better or worse. Part of why I hate these modern mega contracts. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Alflives said: Was it the Matt Cook stomp (cut Achilles) that derailed EK most? Who knows. Looked into that to see if that was intentional. Craig Button seemed to think no way. https://youtu.be/h_9IE6tbRDw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighOnHockey Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Alflives said: Was it the Matt Cook stomp (cut Achilles) that derailed EK most? Lol yeah. But he became a better all-around player after that. Forget what the injury was he played with through the 2017 playoffs, but has never been the same after that. Although, that was one of the most impressive playoff performances I'm ever seen from a defenseman or anyone. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 “Players”…as in, “ I just played the Sharks organization like a fiddle for with my retirement contract!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) . Edited October 17, 2021 by Rubik 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Mad Bro? Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I respect the man. His resume speaks for itself. Wish he played for a different team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Does he still look like a pirate? Thats gotta count for sumthin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Tiger Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Glad hes wasting capspace for a team in our division! He's lucky though, Even after hockey you just know he will be starring in the next batch of pirates of the caribbean films 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alflives Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 29 minutes ago, You Mad Bro? said: I respect the man. His resume speaks for itself. Wish he played for a different team. So do the Sharks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 He was but not anymore. A shame but the reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 He must think it's 2012 and not 2021. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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