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But, the more likely reason is for enticing purposes.
There's not one player out there that wants to make less money.
Karlström was coming off the best season of his career, and the Islanders were not likely the only team interested in offering him a contract.
Last season, he was given a one-year, two-way deal with the Stars, with an NHL salary of $775,000 and a minor-league salary of $225,000.
The year before that, his split was $750,000/$105,000.
So, it is probably a very big milestone that he's being given a stable income regardless of where he will be.
If Karlström goes to Bridgeport, his entire $750,000 cap hit gets buried in the minors.
Are the Islanders the only team that offered the Swedish center a one-way deal?
We won't know for certain, as the league minimum is $775,000, so no team could have offered him a one-year deal at a lower price.
But the Islanders certainly enticed him the most, and that's why he's here.
The Islanders started the day with just one Bridgeport center -- Cam Thiesing -- and now end their day with three.
This summer has been all about the prospects for New York, getting some projected talent at the 2024 NHL Draft while also getting some AHL players with experience -- invaluable to the younger prospects.
Karlström has eight career NHL games under his belt (one assist), which means that he could be an option for Patrick Roy if there's an injury.
Right now, the Islanders have five centermen on the roster -- not including Mathew Barzal -- with Kyle MacLean likely to be moved to the wing, given his effectiveness in the lineup this past season.
The Islanders, who only have the cap space for a 22-man roster—one short of the norm—will likely be carrying two extra wingers in restricted free agents Simon Holmstrom; Hudson Fasching and defenseman Samuel Bolduc.
While Karlström could theoretically be the first center called up if there was an injury down the middle, the better option for New York is to move MacLean back to his natural position.
It's never a bad thing to have center depth and that's likely what this move is, using the one-way deal to lure him to Bridgeport.
Nothing more, nothing less.
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Fredrik Karlstrom
Feb 20: Round and round we go.
After scoring 16 goals and 29 points last year, the 2016 third-round pick has picked up right where he left off, and has scored eight goals and 21 points in 40 games this year.
Karlstrom turned pro in 2021-22 after a successful final SHL season with the Vaxjo Lakers, where he scored 25 points in 51 games and helped his team capture the SHL championship.
He played in all 72 regular-season games for Texas last year and produced a career-high 21 goals and 44 points, along with a +14 rating.
He’s the more likely of the pair to see an NHL call-up this season, but both are likely slated for Bridgeport to open the campaign.
New York Islanders| TransactionsFredrik Karlstrom| Marc Gatcomb
Gatcomb’s is a two-way pact worth $775K in the NHL and $125K in the AHL, per PuckPedia.
Now an everyday fixture at the second-highest level in the North American pyramid, he’ll look to take another step forward this season after he’s presumably assigned to AHL Bridgeport during training camp.
Karlström, meanwhile, does have some NHL experience to his name. 12, 1998
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Fredrik Karlström (born 12 January 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).
After finishing up a four-year stint at UConn in 2022, he’s spent the last two seasons on AHL contracts with the Canucks’ affiliate in Abbotsford, where he’s totaled 12 goals, 16 assists and 28 points in 112 games.
Could the Islanders be looking to trade one of their bottom-six centermen to clear salary cap space?
It's one theory and certainly a possibility.
That makes him slightly too old for an entry-level contract, so this is a standard two-way deal. Since coming to North America three years ago, he’s spent nearly all of his time on assignment to AHL Texas, where he compiled 47 goals and 99 points in 184 games. The Stars drafted Karlström in the third, 90th overall round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
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- TV-Pucken Bronze Medal (2014)
- J20 Sm Bronze Medal (2017)
- U20 WJC Silver Medal (2018)
- SHL Champion (2021)
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Understanding Why Islanders Gave Fredrik Karlström A One-Way Deal
On Tuesday, the New York Islanders made two depth signings, the first being 26-year-old center Fredrik Karlström.
The other was 24-year-old center Marc Gatcomb.
Both of their one-year contracts come in at $775,000, but there's one big difference.
Karlström, who scored 21 goals with 23 assists for 44 points with the Texas Stars (AHL), got a one-way deal. Gatcomb, who scored nine goals with 11 assists for 20 points in 61 games with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) -- winning the team's Unsung Hero award -- signed a two-way deal.
A one-way contract means that whatever the player is making at the NHL level, he will also make at the AHL level.
A two-way deal means that the player makes a different amount depending on the league they are playing in.
Karlström is making $775,000 at the NHL level and $775,000 at the AHL level.
Gatcomb is making $775,000 at the NHL level and $125,000 at the AHL level.
Usually, NHL players receive one-year deals if they are expected to fight for a roster spot.
So when the news broke that Karlström's contract was a one-way deal, it had many wondering if this was a precursor to another move.
| Born: | Jan. He’ll now head back to Texas to possibly step back into a top-six role, a role he’s occupied at times this season. As for Olofsson, this reassignment ends a short one-day stay on the Stars’ roster. PuckPedia also reported Karlström’s signing as a one-way pact yesterday, but CapFriendly has his deal as a two-way worth $775K in the NHL and $250K in the minors. It’s the first NHL contract for Gatcomb, who turns 25 later this month. After the Stars lost 4-1 to one of the NHL’s worst teams, it seems the Stars are shuffling their roster in order to get a different look in their bottom six. Karlstrom, 25, heads back to AHL Texas where he’s had a solid sophomore season. Olofsson already has 14 games played for Dallas this season and is averaging just under ten minutes of ice time per game in that sample size. The former University of Nebraska-Omaha star is in his first season as a pro in North America, fresh off of an impressive two-year run with IK Oskarshamn of the SHL. While he’s unlikely to be thrilled to have spent such a short time in the NHL, the 26-year-old has firmly established himself as a preferred call-up option for the Stars, and will likely find his way back onto their roster once again before the season concludes. Dallas StarsFredrik Karlstrom| Fredrik Olofsson 2 commentsIslanders Sign Marc Gatcomb, Fredrik KarlströmThe Islanders have signed depth forwards Marc Gatcomband Fredrik Karlström to one-year deals. Most of that offense came this past season, recording nine goals and 20 points in 61 games. Gatcomb’s development has been a slow climb since his freshman year at UConn in 2018-19 when he scored just one goal in 31 games. Karlstrom and Olofsson have been recalled once again. Feb 19: The Dallas Stars have announced that forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson have been reassigned to the team’s AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars. Karlstrom was originally recalled on February 16th, and played in two games for the Stars, while Olofsson was recalled yesterday to play in that day’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The pair flanked Stars fourth-line center Radek Faksa at the bottom of head coach Peter DeBoer’s lineup last night, and they each played limited minutes in their time on the Stars’ roster. |