The Sharks' precipitous fall to the bottom of the standings in 2019-20 put that unprotected first-round draft pick into the top five. RELATED: Meier-Couture-Dahlen line thriving early on for Sharks On the Ottawa side, several of the pieces from the Karlsson deal are rounding into form for the Senators. After his two-way contract with Vancouver was not renewed, Perron took his talents to IF Björklöven in Sweden's second-tier hockey league HockeyAllsvenskan, where he still competes. Perron, who came to San Jose along with Karlsson, played one strong season with the Barracuda before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks during the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The veteran looks to be much healthier so far in 2021-22, as Karlsson is tied with Timo Meier as the Sharks' top point scorers through two games. In his three seasons with the Sharks, Karlsson has been hampered by injuries and has fallen well below his expected point production. Ottawa, meanwhile, had finished second-to-last in the Atlantic Division and wanted to reload with younger talent.
At the time, the Sharks were one of the top teams in the Western Conference and coming off a third consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff appearance. 13, 2018, the Sharks sent Chris Tierney, Rudolfs Balcers, Dylan Demelo, Josh Norris and an unprotected 2020 first-round draft pick for Karlsson and Francis Perron. Just over three years removed from the blockbuster deal, those assets are beginning to bear fruit for Karlsson's former team.
The Sharks will get a firsthand look at the package of assets they used to acquire Erik Karlsson when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
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