Supposedly an injury, nothing specific.Did we ever get an explanation from Eklund for why he didn’t go?
Ah, the ol’ “everything hurts because this is the first time I’ve ever played anything remotely close to 80 games in a season in my life”. Can’t blame him I suppose. If he were healthy and/or not coming off what is functionally his rookie NHL season, I think he’d love to go and would in the future.Supposedly an injury, nothing specific.
Go to bed the night before the season feeling like a 21 year old, wake up at the end of the season feeling like a 60 year old.Ah, the ol’ “everything hurts because this is the first time I’ve ever played anything remotely close to 80 games in a season in my life”. Can’t blame him I suppose. If he were healthy and/or not coming off what is functionally his rookie NHL season, I think he’d love to go and would in the future.
Yea could be, it was the same thing with Raymond in 22 and he’s about to play his second straight world champiomship now.Ah, the ol’ “everything hurts because this is the first time I’ve ever played anything remotely close to 80 games in a season in my life”. Can’t blame him I suppose. If he were healthy and/or not coming off what is functionally his rookie NHL season, I think he’d love to go and would in the future.