Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: The San Jose Sharks are working had to keep pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Erik Karlsson from getting to free agency and the interview period.
A league source is saying that both sides continue to work on getting an extension done.
The deal could be in Drew Doughty range – eight years at around $88 million – an $11 million salary cap hit.
The Sharks are the only team that can offer Karlsson eight years, and after an injury-filled year and surgery a couple of weeks, the market for him has cooled.