Emily Sadler of Sportsnet: The agent for San Jose Sharks pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Erik Karlsson, Don Meehan, met with GM Doug Wilson on Friday. Contract talks have started according to Chris Johnston.
“His agent, Don Meehan, was down yesterday to meet with Sharks general manager Doug Wilson, and this is essentially the start of the dialogue on his future,” Johnston said during Saturday’s Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada. “They’d left it through the first half of the season, wanting to give both sides a chance to get comfortable, and now they’re talking a little bit.