Erik Karlsson talks injury, Pavelski to rejoin Sharks lineup

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Joe Pavelski is ready to rejoin the Sharks lineup. The team is still waiting on Erik Karlsson.

With just three games left on the schedule, Karlsson re-issued his guarantee that he’ll be healthy enough to skate on the Sharks blue line when the Stanley Cup playoffs kick off on April 10. The two-time Norris Trophy winner stopped short of saying whether he expects to get a tune-up game in before the regular wraps up in San Jose on April 6.

Regardless, Karlsson insisted that he feels “good,” claiming that he’d on the ice if the Sharks were playing Game 1 of their opening round series with the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday instead of regular season game No. 80 against the Vancouver Canucks.

“If the playoffs started today, the situation would be a little bit different,” Karlsson said. “I said I was going to be ready for the playoffs and that’s still the case.”

More coming.