Quoting: papishark
Im not a tough guy, its just always funny to me when the Erik Karlsson haters jump out. Bet you wish we signed Pavs huh
I dunno... You sound like a tough guy. Super tough... the toughest... guy.
I don't hate EK65 at all, in fact, I definitely see the potential for a great many upsides, but I do recognize his contract is horrible. $9Mx8 I can live with, but $11.5M for a dude who hasn't played a full season since 2016 is a bad ROI. Plus, he's not great in the locker room, and yet has an A on his jersey.
We gave up 4 players and a whole 2nd line to make the deal work - 3 out of 4 of those players were a big part of the team culture - so it's no wonder we can't buy a goal this season. Hockey isn't a sport you can built in a laboratory, solely relying on advanced stats and analytics, it's a sport built in the locker room and on the team's willingness to bleed for one another.