The nature of defender Erik Karlsson’s day-to-day injury was revealed yesterday and it’s been upgraded to something more like month-to-month at worst, and week-to-week, at best. The San Jose Sharks announced that Karlsson underwent surgery on Monday to repair a small muscle tear in his left forearm.
Karlsson previously missed two games earlier this month — Jan. 6 against the Buffalo Sabres and Jan. 8 against the Philadelphia Flyers — but head coach Bob Boughner said that it was not due to the same injury.
The timeline for return after a surgery like this varies, depending on the severity of the tear, the muscle involved and other factors.