His defense, according to the tools provided by CJ Turtoro, is amongst the league’s best.
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Not all of his stats need to be adjusted for a full season to look impressive. All of this to say: Karlsson still produces offensively. He blocked 33 shots and threw 15 hits-upping his normal outputs in both of these categories for the playoffs. He hit a total of 16 points in 19 games-almost a point per game average. His only playoff opportunity with the Sharks, in 2018-19, was by any account a remarkable performance. It also wouldn’t be fair or accurate to blame San Jose’s recent power play failure on Karlsson-one player, especially a defenseman, doesn’t define a team’s special teams.
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With them, he hit 30 powerplay points twice this past season, he had just 13. With a more effective power play, his numbers could resemble the best of his Senators years. Related: San Jose Sharks: A Brief History The year before? They finished with the sixth-best. This drop-off was most likely influenced by the dismal San Jose power play, which, with their 17.5% conversion rate finished with the 23rd ranked power play. This past season, he played 56 games and hit 40 points-which would have amounted to just short of a 60 point campaign in a full season. He would have finished behind Brent Burns (his occasional partner), Mark Giordano, Morgan Rielly, and Carlson-this is elite company. For the 2018-19 season, these numbers would have placed him in a tie for fourth place with John Carlson for defensemen scoring leaders. In an 82 game season, he was on track for 70 points. Statistical Adjustments for Full Seasonsĭespite these injuries, and although he only scored three goals in his first season as a Shark, he still recorded 42 assists, including an amazing run of 14 consecutive games with an assist. Having an extended break because of Covid-19 and time to recover fully from his thumb injury, the 2020-21 season may be his first fully settled season in San Jose. These extenuating circumstances, in addition to moving his family to a new country, have not made for the easiest first transition to San Jose. San Jose Sharks’ Erik Karlsson (65) smiles after a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Nov. These injury-ridden seasons came shortly after the tragic and unexpected death of the first child of Karlsson and his wife. In 2018-19, he missed games because of a suspension and a groin injury and he missed the last third of this season because of a broken thumb. Most notably, he was injured during both seasons. Karlsson has played two seasons for the Sharks, both of which have come with off-ice hindrances. But these numbers and criticisms ignore the broader context and scope of his play, which, I argue, is still elite.
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Sportnet’s Andrew Berkshire claimed Karlsson is in decline, Golden Gate Sports argues the Sharks lost the trade, and hockey writers from everywhere consider his contract one of the worst in the league. In the 2015-16 season, he tallied 82 points by comparison, he is yet to hit 50 points for the Sharks. Traded from the Ottawa Senators in September of the 2017–18 season, his sheer point output has taken a dip since joining the Sharks. Hockey media everywhere has been critical of Erik Karlsson-and the $11.5 million contract the San Jose Sharks signed him to-ever since his first full season in California.