Erik Karlsson is successful in the NHL and in his San Jose Sharks.
The Swede’s brilliance has made him the man of rumors – and he himself does not immediately quash rumors that a move could be in the offing.
– I want to win, and I hope I get that opportunity, says Karlsson cryptically.
Point production has been steady too Erik Karlsson this season, and it looks set to continue. The Swedish defender has so far accounted for 56 points, 13 goals and 43 assists, which makes him the defender who has scored by far the most points so far. During the night against Thursday in the meeting with the Philadelphia Flyers, there was another assist point.
The man of rumours
Karlsson is also in seventh place in the NHL’s total points, and even though his club San Jose Sharks park at the bottom of the table, the Swede’s progress can be seen as a great source of joy. The super success has also set the rumor mill spinning.
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Karlsson has been rumored to several clubs, and if you are to interpret him yourself, the 32-year-old does not seem reluctant to move.
– I want to win. That’s why I started hockey at a young age and continue to play, I hope I get that opportunity. As it looks now, it is not going in the right direction, says Erik Karlsson in an interview with NHL on TNT.
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“Hard to say”
Karlsson also has to answer the question if he would take the chance to win a Stanley Cup title already this season if he could, to which the Swede answers somewhat cryptically.
– I think it is difficult to say who will win in the NHL, it is such a good league. All the teams are very even, I don’t think we are that far from a playoff spot. But at the same time, we are where we are right now, he says.
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