In case you missed it, Dallas Stars fans got great news yesterday:
Pen to paper, @tseguinofficial makes it official. đź–Š pic.twitter.com/FD8OqfLFhV
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) September 13, 2018
That’s right: Tyler Seguin finally signed an extension. Not only that, but he took a hometown discount with an AAV of (only) $9.85M:
Seguin On getting to a number: “I wanted something fair but I also didn’t want to handcuff my team.”
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) September 13, 2018
You can watch Seguin speak to the media about the extension here:
“I’m happy to be a Dallas Star for the rest of my career.” @tseguinofficial speaks on his 8-year contract extension. pic.twitter.com/HcTOl1hmlN
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) September 13, 2018
If you want an abridged version, Mike Heika has got you covered: [NHL]
Other Stars News
Lost in the shuffle yesterday was word that the Stars signed Traverse City breakout star Ben Gleason to an ELC:
The Dallas Stars have signed defenseman Ben Gleason to a three-year, entry-level contract. https://t.co/75wgx908DL
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) September 13, 2018
You can read all about Gleason and his tournament showing in Sean Shapiro’s piece from Wednesday: [The Athletic]
In case you were curious about who would be wearing a letter this year:
Minor note out of today. Jim Montgomery said it would be the same leadership group this season when it comes to letters on the jersey
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) September 13, 2018
With training camp getting started, Jim Montgomery shares the two key points he wants to focus on: [SportsDayDFW]
The Other Big News of the Day
Tyler Seguin’s extension was the talk around the league… for about an hour or so. Then this happened:
TRADE: #SJSharks have acquired ✌️-time Norris 🏆-winning defenseman @erikkarlsson65 from the @Senators.
Details: https://t.co/w7C4LdJdjn pic.twitter.com/TnVWqSwMqo
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) September 13, 2018
Here’s the breakdown of the trade between the Ottawa Senators and the San Jose Sharks:
Complete Details of the Karlsson trade… pic.twitter.com/Y34tYsjQeC
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) September 13, 2018
Many people were flabbergasted that Erik Karlsson got so little, until this small detail broke out:
There is not an Erik Karlsson extension as part of this deal.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 13, 2018
And since we all love to play the “what if” game:
So, what could an equivalent Stars trade offer for Karlsson possibly have looked like? Roughly:
Tierney = Honka
Demelo = Smith
Norris = Dellandrea
Balcers = Caamano
Picks = PicksStars fans, do you say yay or nay to that? And remember: no built-in contract extension
— Derek Neumeier (@Derek_N_NHL) September 13, 2018
Less Exciting News
We’re still not done yet: overshadowed by the Seguin extension and Karlsson trade was Arizona naming Oliver Ekman-Larsson as their newest captain:
There’s no better guy for the job.
Just ask the guy who did the job better than anyone.Oliver Ekman-Larsson will serve as the fourth captain in #Coyotes history.
Details → https://t.co/SrrCuFtVNf pic.twitter.com/jYyh7sejhQ— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) September 13, 2018
Later, the Carolina Hurricanes made a similar announcement, naming veteran Justin Williams as their new captain:
Our leadership group is strong đź’Ş@JustinWilliams will serve as the #Canes captain and @JustinFaulk27 and Jordan Staal will wear the As. pic.twitter.com/RCaJSPvL3m
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) September 13, 2018
In case you were worried that Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk would be upset about losing their co-captain status:
Justin Faulk just removed any doubt that the team also thought having two captains last year was dumb. Fully onboard with Justin. pic.twitter.com/yTPKItwOxk
— Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) September 13, 2018
From the other day: Corey Pronman ranks the top prospects in the league, with the Stars landing one skater in his top 100 and two goalies in his top 20. [The Athletic]
Count Wayne Gretzky as a strong proponent of sending NHL players to the Olympics. [NBC Sports]
Finally…
If you haven’t already, read this story by Robin Lehner. It’s available to everyone, not just subscribers, and is worth the 10-15 minute read:
🔓 “My journey is still new. Every day is a battle and each day a new chance to grow as a man. It is time to take the ‘crazy person’ stamp from bipolar disorder.”
Robin Lehner shares his story. https://t.co/5ixx2q3K9A— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) September 13, 2018