Oh god! My favorite Aki memory was in a game against Toronto (oh, the irony). It was either late in the 3rd period or overtime. He was carrying the puck out from behind the net coming up ice. Not a single person within 10 yards of him. He approaches the blueline, he reaches the blueline, he falls over the blueline. Doh! Someone from Toronto just skated past him, grabbed the loose puck and scored the game winner.
I don't know if he's improved his skating while in Toronto, but when he was in LA he had two left feet and anchor.
Good times!