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Video: Karlsson signing shows Sharks still in "win-now" mode Hopefully, it'll be many of those coming our way." I want to win, and I want to win every year. So I'm excited to be able to play for a lot of Stanley Cups in the future. We had a great run this year, but we didn't make it all the way, and that's not what we set out to do. "Every season we start, we're going to go in with the ultimate goal, and that's to win the Cup. "I think we're going to have a great chance at winning the Cup, not only next year, but for a lot of years moving forward, and that's always going to be our mindset," Karlsson said.
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Karlsson could have become an unrestricted free agent for the first time July 1, but will instead continue to be a part of a defenseman group that includes 2017 Norris winner Brent Burns, who led the Sharks with 83 points (16 goals, 67 assists) in 82 games this season. He was acquired in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on Sept.
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Karlsson, who won the Norris, awarded to the NHL's best defenseman, in 20, had 45 points (three goals, 42 assists) in 53 regular-season games and tied for second on the Sharks with 16 points (two goals, 14 assists) in 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games in his first season with San Jose. Everyone's trying to find them, and we're very pleased to have two-time Norris winner Erik Karlsson back with us." "The genesis of offense comes from the back end, and I've never heard anyone say it's a problem to have too many high-end defensemen or too many high-end centermen," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said. As a result, the Sharks signed the 29-year-old defenseman, who has dealt with injuries in recent seasons, to an eight-year contract on Monday.