SAN JOSE — Ken Campbell of the Hockey News gave it life and Pete DeBoer made sure it got one more spin through the rinse cycle. But Sharks fans are hoping that Erik Karlsson’s health will finally put an end to the ‘time is nigh’ references in San Jose.
Karlsson will suit up for his first game since Feb. 26 when the Sharks close out the regular season with a bout against the Colorado Avalanche at SAP Center on Saturday. DeBoer announced Karlsson’s return by using the phrase that Campbell made indelible when asking about Karlsson’s homecoming to Ottawa back in November.