Per BIK Karlskoga (via Google Translate):
Washington Star Marcus Johansson has for some time been training with Färjestad, but now he’s ready for the game with BIK Karlskoga. Agreement is a so-called short-term contracts and Marcus practicing with the team for the first time in today’s warming. If the insurance issue has time to dissolve, so does Marcus already in tonight’s game against Troy / Ljungby. 22-year-old, who played in Malmo, Farjestad, Skåre, Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals are a skate skilled two-way center that is round in most ways. Fine hockey sense, good technique, aggressive in his game, working home and produce objective and above all assists. Has a good shot and epitomizes a team player. Welcome to BIK Karlskoga, Marcus!
“Bofors” is a team in Sweden’s second-tier league, HockeyAllsvenskan and is affiliated with Johansson’s former Elitserien club, Färjestad BK. The “so-called short-term contracts” would allow Johansson to sign with Färjestad should the NHL season be cancelled.
(h/t Elite Prospects)
Update: Johansson spoke with the media after signing with BIK Karlskoga (nwt.se via Aftonbladet), and Malin Andersson provides this translation (as well as the one below and the background information):
By way of background, Karlskoga is currently in second place in Allsvenskan, trailing only Caps prospect Filip Forsberg‘s Leksand in the standings. And on a historical note, Caps great Bengt Gustafsson and his not-as-great son Anton Gustafsson both played for Karlskoga. So there’s that.
Back to the here-and-now, Johansson returned to Sweden a month ago and has been practicing with his former team Färjestad, as noted above. But the team, like most other SEL squads, is not willing to do short-term contacts with locked-out NHL players.Last week, Johansson spoke about the situation and what has led up to him signing with Bofors: