Projecting Erik Karlsson’s Future With The Penguins

Taylor Haase of DK Pittsburgh Sports wrote last week about the uncertainty surrounding Pittsburgh Penguins superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson. The three-time Norris Trophy winner is in the final year of his eight-year, $92MM contract and is coming off his best season in Pittsburgh, having tallied 66 points in 75 games last year. Karlsson was the Penguins’ best player last season and carried the team through a large stretch post-Olympics, when the team was without the services of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. At this stage, no contract talks have taken place between Karlsson and the team, and it appears from…