"All is back to normal down at the Scotiabank Saddledome when it comes to the volume level at practice for the Calgary Flames.

On Friday morning, goalie Henrik Karlsson was out there slamming his stick in disgust and verbally berating himself for allowing a couple of shaky goals against his teammates.

In other words, business as usual.

To Karlsson, practice counts, and he won't let himself get away with an off day at the office.

"He had a rough day today," remarked fellow Swede (and good friend) Mikael Backlund. "He was all over the place and let in too many goals. He was pissed. He gets a little grumpy, but he shakes it off really quickly."

Shaking things off is the top order of business for Karlsson in his quest to resume his former position as chief caddy to Miikka Kiprusoff. With Leland Irving back in the minors, Karlsson resumed his perch on the bench for Friday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

But head coach Brent Sutter has made it clear that the Flames have not yet decided between Karlsson and Irving in that job down the stretch.

Karlsson could well be sent down to Abbotsford for a conditioning stint and a chance to prove himself yet again to the Flames brass in actual game action."