Given the work he's put in during the peak of the offseason, Emil Karlsson uses the last couple of weeks before training camp to slowly put the final touches to his preparation while still taking some valuable relaxation time. He always gets in a vacation to a foreign destination to enjoy some warm weather for a week, and combines that with some workouts to try and optimise fitness before the grind really starts. Emil is a big believer in showing up to training camp in the best fitness possible rather than getting fit while in camp, so he's worked hard during the offseason to ensure that standards don't drop out and to work on a few things on the ice. Emil is a hard trainer during the regular season and used to perhaps push things a bit too hard throughout the whole offseason, but he's really noticed the difference it's made the last couple of seasons in relaxing a bit more and taking some time to chill out. Hopefully it translates to some great things out there on the ice with the Patriotes this time around!