Erik Karlsson, through 12 games this season is:
• 6th in the league in points, with 15
• 2nd (behind only McDavid) in goals, with 9
• 1st among all dmen in points
• 1st among all dmen in goals
• 10th among dmen in assists
Early favourite for the Norris 👀
#SJSharks
@KevinWhissell@monika_caryk Yup. Rushing for a 2-3 year run and then a crash is not good at all. Do it properly and they can have a nice long window till sturzle and Sanderson are at least 32-33
The Larkin trade request is another reminder that simply locking up one of your stars longterm in no way guarantees they'll happily stay on your team, the only thing it does is guarantee how much they make over that time.
@kohtuudelle Pretending voters had access/freely used advanced analytics in 2016?
He was 6th in the NHL in even strength scoring. Best defenseman by a country mile.
@jackrichrdson@kohtuudelle 11th in blocked shots & first place in Sens scoring by 21 points - Doughty was 5th on his team in points for comparison
He was absolutely robbed in 2015-2016
After watching 3 "piggyback" games I'm even more convinced now than ever:
Luis Castillo needs to be moved to the bullpen full time.
Understand why the M's are going to a 6 man rotation temporarily, but Castillo has looked sensational for the most part in the pen. Would extend his career and give the Mariners an excellent option if and when a starter goes down.
Fearsome Fivesome deserve to eventually start pitching every 5th day. Castillo can help you multiple times a week and deepen an already deep pen.
Do it.
@ShackTS Worst part is these were obvious whiffs to fans and prospect analysts ON DRAFT DAY. Drives me insane how much draft capital the regime threw away.
@Shiitekarlsson@Cusensational Yeah. I think you could make an argument for some of our top guys being better now than Stone was in 2016-17 (feels like his best two years with us were the next 2). But nobody is ever touching prime Karl
@Shiitekarlsson@Cusensational Yeah in terms of the clutchness hard to replace for sure. But as a player overall we have a lot of guys I’d take over him