Watching Karlsson this season has made me appreciate how good Kris Letang actually is in his own zone. Karlsson is a hot mess that puts up points.
YourS_E_N_S_E_I
Honestly this was (kind of is) our entire defenseman group before shea and st ivany got the third pairing.
xSWMY
Letang is way better defensively than Karlsson, and I like Karlsson.
Karlsson is like the extreme version of Letang, where Letang is a bit more offensively inclined than defensive Karlsson is one of the best offensive defenseman of his generation (was certainly the best in his prime) and makes terrible plays in his own zone, especially when he doesn’t have the puck
StolenFace367
Incoming “you can’t criticize our team you fair weathered fan!!”
Morganvegas
This is who Karlsson has always been, at least since he left Ottawa.
Informalnegotiations
It’s hard for a team to handle two offensively minded puck moving dmen of this caliber. Every good team has one of these guys. Although some of those said guys are known to be better defensively. Just so happens tanger and EK are really similar and both are fairly bad at actual defence.
ElectricalMarket2948
Can’t wait for the analytics saviours to jump in here ….
TR1CL0PS
I honestly wouldn’t be opposed to trading EK this offseason. He’s one of the greatest offensive dmen ever but not a great fit here.
StandardPrinciple125
Choosing the most handsome Penguin
Euphoric__Dot
Don’t worry Ryan Graves will be back to steady the ship next season lol
DDx18
We’ve had a great powerplay for so many years, and this year we have stunk and given up an NHL Leading 14 shorthanded goals against …. One new thing has shown up.
It has made 0 sense to me all year that you take 17 years of experience together and rip Letang off PP1 and replace him with Karlsson all year long.
I read some comments about 5on5 defensive zone play but I think the eye test is proving the comment section right over analytics. Karlsson is crazy high risk with his turnovers and pinching, and to boot we have him playing on PP1 still without having him score a single goal in the last … Wait for it … NOT A SINGLE POWERPLAY GOAL IN 67 STRAIGHT GAMES, since scoring in early November (I heard them announce on the broadcast after we gave up that 14th shorthanded goal).
So for me, Letang has always been a gambler. But when it’s come to Karlsson either his ego or $ has kept him in PP1 where I’ve come to loathe him. Or I can’t wait for the entire coaching staff to be fired because I’m pulling my fuckin hair out with some things they’ve done this year.
InevitableAvalanche
At least Graves is injured so everyone can’t just blame him.
RailroadingFreedom
EK65 is the biggest Norris fraud in recent memory. Selke winners have more defensive prowess than this guy.
tsmittycent
I’d rather have Tanger than EK, he’s overrated, even the NHLPA voted him as one of the most overrated players in the league along with Trevor Zegras
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Watching Karlsson this season has made me appreciate how good Kris Letang actually is in his own zone. Karlsson is a hot mess that puts up points.
Honestly this was (kind of is) our entire defenseman group before shea and st ivany got the third pairing.
Letang is way better defensively than Karlsson, and I like Karlsson.
Karlsson is like the extreme version of Letang, where Letang is a bit more offensively inclined than defensive Karlsson is one of the best offensive defenseman of his generation (was certainly the best in his prime) and makes terrible plays in his own zone, especially when he doesn’t have the puck
Incoming “you can’t criticize our team you fair weathered fan!!”
This is who Karlsson has always been, at least since he left Ottawa.
It’s hard for a team to handle two offensively minded puck moving dmen of this caliber. Every good team has one of these guys. Although some of those said guys are known to be better defensively. Just so happens tanger and EK are really similar and both are fairly bad at actual defence.
Can’t wait for the analytics saviours to jump in here ….
I honestly wouldn’t be opposed to trading EK this offseason. He’s one of the greatest offensive dmen ever but not a great fit here.
Choosing the most handsome Penguin
Don’t worry Ryan Graves will be back to steady the ship next season lol
We’ve had a great powerplay for so many years, and this year we have stunk and given up an NHL Leading 14 shorthanded goals against …. One new thing has shown up.
It has made 0 sense to me all year that you take 17 years of experience together and rip Letang off PP1 and replace him with Karlsson all year long.
I read some comments about 5on5 defensive zone play but I think the eye test is proving the comment section right over analytics. Karlsson is crazy high risk with his turnovers and pinching, and to boot we have him playing on PP1 still without having him score a single goal in the last … Wait for it …
NOT A SINGLE POWERPLAY GOAL IN 67 STRAIGHT GAMES, since scoring in early November (I heard them announce on the broadcast after we gave up that 14th shorthanded goal).
So for me, Letang has always been a gambler. But when it’s come to Karlsson either his ego or $ has kept him in PP1 where I’ve come to loathe him. Or I can’t wait for the entire coaching staff to be fired because I’m pulling my fuckin hair out with some things they’ve done this year.
At least Graves is injured so everyone can’t just blame him.
EK65 is the biggest Norris fraud in recent memory. Selke winners have more defensive prowess than this guy.
I’d rather have Tanger than EK, he’s overrated, even the NHLPA voted him as one of the most overrated players in the league along with Trevor Zegras