Leafs Crazy deals

good proposal Theo
sharks retain half of Karlsson's salary in exchange for young prospect(s) and pick(s)
makes sense

"Crazy Contract"

Any defenseman on pace for 120 points in a season is worth whatever contract they have. And you want the sharks to trade that away with an insane amount of retention for mediocre prospects and a 3rd.

Reading this was so infuriating I had to come out of hibernation.

EK65 is pretty much getting a point each time he's on the ice right now. 11 goals 17 assists 28 points in 19 games. He's a fantasy hockey legend for those who took him in the late rounds. 😁

His contract is a risky one to take with his NMC and being pretty buyout proof. He's elite right now but he's probably going to be bad for 2/5 or 3/5 years. So with that in mind the team taking him on would need to be prepared for that. His production on the year is bound to come down especially if he's traded to a competitive team.

The Sharks are obviously going to want to get out of that contract but also paying his salary. So, you're absolutely correct that an offer like that doesn't get 50% retention since they are still paying half his salary and Karlsson is playing like a 9m+ dman. With 4.5m retention they should be able to get a significant return.

I think perhaps they would take the above deal for 2m retention at most.

i like it!