SAN JOSE — The Sharks crossed off two items on their offseason to-do list, announcing Friday the signing of pending restricted free agent forwards Melker Karlsson and Joonas Donskoi to multi-year contracts.
Karlsson was awarded a three-year contract extension and Donskoi was given a two-year deal.
TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported that Karlsson’s contract has an average annual value of $2 million per season and Donskoi’s deal has is worth an average of $1.9 million per season.
Karlsson, 26, signed with the Sharks in May 2014 after winning his second-consecutive championship with Skelleftea AIK of the Swedish Hockey League.