Before puck drop on opening night news dropped that Erik Karlsson would not be skating in the San Jose Sharks line-up. This was a huge blow to a team who already was facing some serious doubts about competing in their biggest rivals building.
There wasn’t much more information provided about EK65’s absence. This caused mass panic and speculation throughout the fan base. Nevertheless there was no cause for alarm with Erik Karlsson announcing that his wife Melinda Currey had given birth to a girl on Thursday.
EK65 broke the news via social media to which drew intimidate praise from all across the hockey universe.