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3 Wild Card Candidates for the San Jose Sharks Captaincy

By Lucas Burrell

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 18: Tomas Hertl #48, Brent Burns #88, Erik Karlsson #65, Joe Pavelski #8 and Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 18, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 18: Tomas Hertl #48, Brent Burns #88, Erik Karlsson #65, Joe Pavelski #8 and Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 18, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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SAN JOSE, CA – MAY 11: Erik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks takes the ice against the St. Louis Blues in Game One of the Western Conference Final during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on May 11, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA – MAY 11: Erik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks takes the ice against the St. Louis Blues in Game One of the Western Conference Final during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on May 11, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Erik Karlsson

The Sharks signed Erik Karlsson to a max contract this off-season officially making it his home for the next stage of his hockey career. San Jose invested a significant amount of their salary cap, time, and prospect pool to acquire and retain the all world blueliner.

With that much committed to a skater and not to mention the on and off ice impart EK65 brings to the Sharks. It’s not all that far-fetched to suggest that Karlsson would look good dawning the “C” crest on his sweater next season.

Karlsson is no stranger to the responsibilities of captain of an NHL team. In four of his 9 seasons in Ottawa the 29-year-old as the team’s leader. EK65 constantly dealt with the pressures that a Canadian market can provide, while also performing at a game-breaking pace on the ice.

The freshly maxed out Shark is relatively new to the Bay Area and isn’t quite as in tune with the history of the franchise as some of the others in the locker room might be. However this could be a good thing for a team looking to spark some new life into their Stanley Cup contention status. And awarding the captaincy to a world-class talent like EK65 would definitely signal that.

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