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Evening Notes: Karlsson, Granlund, Bratt

April 22, 2024 at 9:21 pm CDT | by Josh Cybulski 3 Comments

Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now is reporting that Pittsburgh Penguins star defenseman Erik Karlsson will play for Sweden in the IIHF World Championship in Czechia. The tournament, which goes from May 10th – May 26th will extend the 33-year-old’s season after the Penguins were eliminated from playoff contention six days ago.

Karlsson had a disappointing first season in Pittsburgh but played very well down the stretch which coincided with Pittsburgh’s final push to try and make the playoffs. Although they ultimately fell short of securing a playoff spot, the Penguins’ late run gives reason for optimism as Karlsson finally seemed to find his offensive rhythm with the team posting three goals and seven assists in the final eight games of the regular season.

In other evening notes:

  • San Jose Sharks forward Mikael Granlund will reportedly play for Team Finland at the World Championship (via Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now). The 32-year-old was a salary dump when he was traded as part of the Erik Karlsson move to Pittsburgh last summer but had a bounce-back season with the Sharks tallying 12 goals and 48 assists in 69 games. While his possession numbers continued to be poor, he demonstrated strong work on the Sharks’ powerplay posting a goal and 22 assists with the man advantage. Granlund looked like a buyout candidate last year, but with one year left on his contract at $5MM, he could potentially fetch the Sharks an asset at next year’s trade deadline if they don’t move him this summer.
  • James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now is reporting that New Jersey Devils forward Jesper Bratt turned down Sweden’s invitation for him to play at the World Championships due to injury. The 25-year-old dressed in all 82 games for the Devils this season and had a career year posting 27 goals and 56 assists. Despite the ailment, it is not expected that Bratt will miss an extended period, which is good news for New Jersey as he enters the second year of his eight-year $63MM contract.
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  1. Buctober 2

    1 year ago

    Karlsson only had a disappointing first season with the Penguins if you expected something ridiculous like 100 points out of him. But, no rational person expected that. He performed like a top 10-15 defensman in the league for most of the year. Anyone disappointed in that is an idiot lol.

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  2. Joe Carters walkoff

    1 year ago

    Buctober 2 is off his medication. Please move along

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    • Buctober 2

      1 year ago

      How so? Are you trying to say he didn’t perform like a top 15 defensman in the league this season?

      That would mean you’d have to disagree with all available metrics. Just because he didn’t win his 4th Norris Trophy doesn’t make him a disappointment.

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