Erik Karlsson didn’t have any offseason worries

Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson did put up 11 goals and 42 assists last season in 82 games, but miscues led to many goals against. It hasn’t been a smooth two years in Pittsburgh. There was lots of offseason speculation during the offseason that he could be dealt.

Karlsson does hold a full no-movement clause, so any destination would have to be approved by him. It was a quiet and relaxing summer for Karlsson back in Sweden despite all the speculation in North America.

“If it would have changed along the way, it would have,” Karlsson said. “But … it did not. For me, it was a very quiet summer. I’m sure there was a lot of rumblings. I’m sure there’s been some discussions here and

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