- Position
- LW
- Status
- Traded, 2026 offseason
- Pieces here
- 25
Written about him
Sharks Player Note
Re-judging the Eklund trade: the data says they sold a rising player at the bottom of his luck
How good was Eklund, really, and what that does to the trade grade
Sharks Cap Note
The salary floor after Eklund: $21M the Sharks are required to spend, not free to spend
The floor, not the ceiling, is the Sharks' real number
Sharks contract desk
Eklund at $5.6M: the bargain nobody's talking about (because the scoreboard keeps lying about him)
William Eklund and the quietest good contract in teal
Analysis
Collin Graf, 2025-26: The Qualifying Offer Was the Easiest Decision of the Summer
An undrafted right wing from Lincoln, Mass., posted the highest 5v5 expected goals per 60 on a Sharks roster that included Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, William Eklund, and Tyler
