ANAHEIM, Calif. — Marc-Edouard Vlasic scoffed at the suggestion that his blue line marriage with Erik Karlsson is headed toward divorce after head coach Pete DeBoer split them up for the third period of the Sharks win over the Nashville Predators Tuesday.
That night, DeBoer slipped a pair of comfortable-old slippers on Vlasic’s feet, reuniting him with longtime partner Justin Braun after he and Karlsson posted a minus-3 rating over the game’s first 40 minutes. After the game, Vlasic told reporters not to “read into” the third period shakeup, saying that he expects to be partnered up with Karlsson for the long haul.