{"id":60757,"date":"2019-11-06T09:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=60757"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:31:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:31:11","slug":"san-jose-sharks-melker-karlsson-out-day-to-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/11\/06\/san-jose-sharks-melker-karlsson-out-day-to-day\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks Melker Karlsson Out Day-To-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Jose Shark<\/a>s announced that centre<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/karlsme01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melker Karlsson<\/a><\/strong> is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Karlsson&#8217;s injury is considered minor and he should only miss their contest against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>. San Jose also recalled<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/simekra01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radim Simek<\/a><\/strong>, who played a hand in the Sharks 4-2 win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Radim Simek in tonight; Melker Karlsson out. Upper body injury. Considered day to day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SJSharks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SJSharks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisPashelka\/status\/1191782885390352389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/karlsme01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melker Karlsson<\/a> Injured<\/h2>\n<p>So far this season, Karlsson has one goal and one assist for two points to go along with six minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 50.0% Corsi For and a relative Corsi of 1.5.<\/p>\n<p>Over his six-year NHL, Karlsson has played solely for the San Jose Sharks. He has 55 goals and 47 assists for 102 career points in 350 career games. Karlsson didn&#8217;tget drafted, as many viewed him of having no chance of reaching the NHL. After leading Skelleftea AIK of the Swedish Hockey League to back-to-back league titles in 2012-13 and 2013-14, many teams were interested in his services. The San Jose Sharks signed him after the 2013-14 season was complete.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>With Karlsson out,<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bergmle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lean Bergmann<\/a><\/strong> will also have a shot to draw back into the lineup. Bergmann will have a short opportunity to show the Sharks what he can do. In his brief stint so far, Bergmann has been playing alongside <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gregono01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Noah Gregor<\/a><\/strong> and<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/radillu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukas Radil<\/a>.<\/strong> He has been tasked with killing penalties and adding grit while on the fourth line.<\/p>\n<p>Karlsson&#8217;s impact on the team goes beyond being a gritty player. Karlsson is a character guy whom everybody respects and likes. The Sharks are glad he won&#8217;t be out a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The Sharks will look to get the ball rolling as they have a pivotal homestand coming up. They will be playing the likes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Wild,<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/predators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nashville Predators<\/a> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. San Jose hope that having a long homestand will help rejuvenate them and get them back on the right track.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/11\/san-jose-sharks-center-melker-karlsson-during-warmup-before-national-picture-id1178636808.jpg\" alt=\"\">OTTAWA, ON &#8211; OCTOBER 27: San Jose Sharks center Melker Karlsson (68) during warm-up before National Hockey League action between the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators on October 27, 2019, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Jose Sharks announced that centre Melker Karlsson is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Karlsson&#8217;s injury is considered minor and he should only miss their contest against the Chicago Blackhawks. San Jose also recalled Radim Simek, who played a hand in the Sharks 4-2 win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. 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