Erik Karlsson comes across as a friendly sort who would personally introduce himself to every Sharks fan in the South Bay. Unfortunately nobody has that kind of time. But we’re happy to provide the next best thing: 5 things you need to know about the Sharks’ biggest offseason acquisition.
1. He skates with an artificial tendon in his left foot, inserted during a 2017 surgery in which doctors also removed part of his left ankle bone. “It feels like I have a leather piece in my one ankle,” he told reporters in Ottawa, where he played the past nine seasons.