Per TSN’s Bob MacKenzie and The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun, the San Jose Sharks have re-signed top defenseman — and would-be top Unrestricted Free Agent — Erik Karlsson to the maximum eight-year contract. While the contract details have not been released, the average annual value is expected to be around $11.5 million, making Karlsson the highest paid defender in the league and only the second active defender with an AAV over $11 million (after Drew Doughty, who signed an eight-year, $88 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings last year).
Sharks re-sign Erik Karlsson to 8-year deal
