Legion34
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They have 21ish million of cap space for next season without making a single move. They don't need to trade Ekblad at all to make it all work.
Are they going to spend to the cap?
They have 21ish million of cap space for next season without making a single move. They don't need to trade Ekblad at all to make it all work.
Kinda of like Erik Johnson in a lot of ways
Sound alike they will. Cap friendly has them at $62 mill committed to 8F, 6D, and 2G. Need 7 skaters to hit the 23 man roster with $21 million.Are they going to spend to the cap?
I agree. Not a franchise 1D, but a top pair guy who is pretty solid all around.You know, that's a pretty good comparison. I like EJ and think he's been a bit underrated for his career. He's obviously a tier or two below the Drew Doughty's/Erik Karlsson's/Duncan Keith's of the league, and maybe Ekblad will be too. But if he can have a career and impact like EJ, I think Florida might be okay.
He exploded on the scene and looked like he would live up to that 1st overall draft pedigree in his rookie year but hasn't made much progress since then and hasn't lived up to it since. Still a good player but maybe not a 'great' player. What does HF think of him? Can he be slotted as a #1 guy on a Stanley Cup team or would Florida realistically need to find a higher impact blueliner to get to that point?
Is he even Florida's best dman? Yandle is definitely better on the PP and might be a better transition player, not sure about all around.
He's still only 23 years old.
People in this thread are way too quick to write off players it's insane.