ERIK KARLSSON RUMORS

Erik Karlsson Delivered An Amazing Skate Pass

Ottawa Senators Erik Karlsson delivered one of the best skate passes I’ve ever seen in a hockey game. During the opening period of Game 3 between the Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins, Karlsson was pushing into Pittsburgh territory when his stick was knocked away from him. Instead of freaking out, Karlsson continued with the puck underneath his left skate, made a juke move, before...
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Sens clinch playoffs Karlsson returns

Erik Karlsson stood outside the visiting locker room, munching on a celebratory slice of pizza. Must have tasted pretty good. Karlsson spent the evening on the ice for the first time in about 2 1/2 months, and he and the Ottawa Senators are heading back to the NHL postseason. They might even wind up back in the same arena next week. Sergei Gonchar scored a power-play goal 47...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Karlsson returns to Sens lineup

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has returned to the lineup after being sidelined 2 1/2 months with a torn left Achilles tendon. Karlsson, last season's Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's top defenseman, played against the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, his first appearance since Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke stepped on the back of his leg on Feb. 13. Karlsson...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Travis Yost: Erik Karlsson Carries Ottawa to the Playoffs

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter! -- All season long, the undermanned Ottawa Senators did just enough to stay inside of the top-eight in the Eastern Conference playoff race. But, it took the return of the reigning Norris Trophy winner to put them over the top. Erik Karlsson, who was feared lost for the regular season and beyond with a brutal achilles tendon injury suffered...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Ottawa Senators D Erik Karlsson back from injury

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has returned to the lineup after being sidelined 2 1/2 months with a torn left Achilles tendon. Karlsson, last season's Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's top defenseman, played against the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, his first appearance since Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke stepped on the back of his leg on Feb. 13. Karlsson...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Erik Karlsson Returning to Senators Lineup Thursday Just 10 Weeks After Achilles Injury

The original diagnosis on Erik Karlsson‘s Achilles injury was that the Ottawa Senators defenseman would be out 4-to-6 months. It turns out, however, that he only needed a two and a half. Ottawa head coach Paul MacLean told reporters following Thursday’s morning skate that Karlsson will indeed be in the lineup Thursday night when the Sens take on the Washington Capitals. Karlsson...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Erik Karlsson miraculously ready to return after suffering a sliced Achilles tendon

When Matt Cooke's skate cut through Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon back in February, hockey fans and writers universally assumed that it meant the end to the defenseman's 2013 season. Shockingly, Karlsson has not only returned to practicing with his team, but he is reportedly ready to return as soon as Thursday when the Senators battle the Washington Capitals.  ...
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25 days ago  |  Discuss

Erik Karlsson makes miraculous recovery in Ottawa

The Ottawa Senators did not expect elite puck-rushing defenseman Erik Karlsson to return this season from his torn Achilles tendon. Normally such an injury requires three or four months of recovery after surgical repairs.But Karlsson has been back at practice this week, skating full tilt. If he plays Thursday, he will return to action after missing just 71 days and 31 games. He worked...
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25 days ago  |  Discuss

Defenseman Erik Karlsson practices with Ottawa

Star defenseman Erik Karlsson is practicing again with the Ottawa Senators. He underwent surgery Feb. 14 for a torn left Achilles tendon. He was injured when Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke stepped on the back of his leg. At the time, it was thought Karlsson would need six months to fully recover. Now there is a possibility he could play this year, although there's no...
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April 19, 2013  |  Discuss

Erik Karlsson Skating for First Time Since Injury, Trying to Improbably Return This Season (Video)

Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson is an absolute freak, and there really is no other way to describe it. Not even two months ago, Karlsson’s Achilles’ tendon was sliced by the skate of Penguins forward Matt Cooke. Karlsson has returned to the ice where he was seen with Ottawa skating coach Mark Power at the Sens’ practice complex Monday. That’s obviously pretty insane, but...
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April 09, 2013  |  Discuss
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