All-Star Game, Luongo & Ekblad selected

[Brokin]

Ekblad with a little over 95mph on his shot. Not bad for an 18 year old. Still has a long ways to go to match Garrison, whose shot was timed at over 105mph at a previous allstar game. Our PP was at it's best when he was at the point as it creates so much space as teams overshifted. I would bet Guds shot is close to 100, but very inconsistent with getting it on net.

I'm beginning to think my avatar is what Phil Kessel will look like when he retires.

 

[I am not exposed]

Ekblad with a little over 95mph on his shot. Not bad for an 18 year old. Still has a long ways to go to match Garrison, whose shot was timed at over 105mph at a previous allstar game. Our PP was at it's best when he was at the point as it creates so much space as teams overshifted. I would bet Guds shot is close to 100, but very inconsistent with getting it on net.

I'm beginning to think my avatar is what Phil Kessel will look like when he retires.

 

[MPGA]

If Bergenheim or Upshall were somehow picked to do the accuracy comp, they'd still be shooting lol.

 

[gudzilla]

yeah, ekblads shot might have been just 95 mph, but he'll hit corners with that speed

 

[Android 16]

If Bergenheim or Upshall were somehow picked to do the accuracy comp, they'd still be shooting lol.

As sad as it sounds the same could be said about anyone on the team.

 

[CatscratchFever]

As sad as it sounds the same could be said about anyone on the team.

I'd like to see Barkov try.

 

[Android 16]

Lu stopped a 3 on 0

HAHAHA!!

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Ekblad got a point on the vorachek goal right?

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Oh yeah, and apparently there are two Giordanos out there

 

[iam76]

Oh yeah, and apparently there are two Giordanos out there

Ekblad is Giordano lol

 

[Android 16]

Ekblad has 2 apples I believe.

 

[pb1300]

Ekblad has 2 apples I believe.

Yup, and the most TOI for a Dman. Nice to see him get his feet wet as such a young age. Im sure he is just soaking up as much advice as he can get right now.

Out of all our youngsters, he is the one Im really most excited about. I was really hesitant about him before the draft, and was slightly disappointed that we couldnt move the pick, but boy am I glad we kept it.

 

[IM Clutcm]

Did anyone see the FarmersOnly.com commercial?

 

[floridada]

Ekblad has to be like -6 tonight lol

 

[Laus723]

Fluery must think he's in the playoffs, he's been lit up for 7.

 

[batting1k]

3 pts for eks through 2 periods

 

[AwesomePanthers]

Ekblad has to be like -6 tonight lol

4 assists and a -1

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Not bad for his all-star debut. Lu did good too

 

[coopdaloop123]

Ekblad's 4 pts matches Jokinen (2003) and Bure (2000) for the franchise record.

Ekblad now trails Bure by just 2 points to become the franchise's all-time scoring leader at the event ... Safe bet he'll get there someday.

Ekblad was the highest-scoring defenseman IN THE GAME.

I know it's just an exhibition ... but all very cool stuff.

 

[I am not exposed]

Oh yeah, and apparently there are two Giordanos out there

At one point there were three Tarensenkos!

 

[gudzilla]

his 2ndary assists were not even on the highlights for each goal lol

 

[Android 16]

Ekblad did superb the whole weekend. Seeing him and Luongo fraternizing with the NHL elite was great. It was awesome to have Panther representation there. Forsberg looked pretty skilled as well and Preds are lucky to have stolen him from the Caps. Good thing we aren't in the SE division anymore and the Caps pulled off that trade or we would be looking at Ovechkin-Backstrom-Forsberg more often than we would like.

I gotta say for a guy nicknamed "Johnny Hockey" I wasn't impressed. But he's doing it where it counts on the scoresheet for CGY, so good for him. But this weekend he was underwhelming.

 

[RogerRoger]

I gotta say for a guy nicknamed "Johnny Hockey" I wasn't impressed. But he's doing it where it counts on the scoresheet for CGY, so good for him. But this weekend he was underwhelming.

His acting when vorachek was carrying him was top-notch.

 

[spacemanatee]

If Bergenheim or Upshall were somehow picked to do the accuracy comp, they'd still be shooting lol.

idk bout upshall but bergy & guddy would definitely still be shooting

As sad as it sounds the same could be said about anyone on the team.

also this kinda

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

If anyone is interested, the CBJ team store still had the white all star game jerseys in stock. They have a handful of customized Ekblad and Luongo jerseys available.

If anyone is interested, you can probably call them during the daytime and they should be able to ship it to you.