Soundgarden
#164303
Has he done it yet?
Cause GM'S aren't going to gamble on the POSSIBILITY that a 30YO Dman suddently starts getting 40-50pts a season.
Uh, yeah. In '18-19 he had 44 points playing 2nd pairing minutes.
Has he done it yet?
Cause GM'S aren't going to gamble on the POSSIBILITY that a 30YO Dman suddently starts getting 40-50pts a season.
Has he done it yet?
Cause GM'S aren't going to gamble on the POSSIBILITY that a 30YO Dman suddently starts getting 40-50pts a season.
He literally had over 40 points 2 seasons ago and he would have gotten 40 points if he played a full season last year.
If...If...If... He's done it once, that's it, he is not a 40+pt dman, he's a 30-35. Stop selling him as a 40-50pts dman
So he's not a 40 point defenseman despite hitting 40 points? Please stop trying to undermine our players so you can convince us to trade him to Montreal for randoms.
If...If...If... He's done it once, that's it, he is not a 40+pt dman, he's a 30-35. Stop selling him as a 40-50pts dman
splitting hairs he is a 35-45 point D man IMO.
He provides alot more than points.
Good post. This feels like 90% of the threads out there - don't watch any of a teams games, in some cases I wonder if they even watch hockey - and then criticize other teams players based on no actual knowledge. It's bothersome for those of us that do watch hockey but its also a microcosm of the internet troll generation we live in.Anyone looking at Ekholm and saying " but but points " doesn't know a thing about Ekholm or his role here over his career.
Ekholm has always been asked to be the babysitter essentially, the guy asked to cover for whomever his partner may be. Whether it was Ellis, Josi, Subban, Fabbro or a whole host of other fill in the blanks he has been the guy you plug anyone in with. The guy has spent his entire career covering for other people and still manages to get those points.
The guy has an offensive side to him, he has just rarely been able to use it because he is the cover guy. Lavi also used that pairing as his shut down pairing.
Someone brought up Malkin and his situation in Pittsburgh and it's a pretty solid comparison situationally. Ellis isn't playing with Josi because he is a first pairing Dman, Ellis is there because Ekholm can anchor a 2nd pairing and essentially create a 1a-b situation.
Ekholm is underrated by so many out there because of the role he has been asked to play.
Do you know what being on a 40-point pace means?
If he's such a great defenseman why didn't he stop Covid from shutting down the league last season?
I mean he does have a beard.....Can you even prove he didn't create it in a lab?
"Covid? Fake News" - signed DeAngeloIf he's such a great defenseman why didn't he stop Covid from shutting down the league last season?
Romanov + 3rd for Ekholm1st + Guhle+ contract would be my offer.
Romanov + 3rd for Ekholm
Bergevin would trade his left testicle before trading Romanov...
He is a 40 pt d-man . Not sure how you can argue this . He’s done it two years ago and would easily have done it last year to . He’s quality because defensively he is excellent. Where our petry would have a slight edge offensively on him , Ekholm would have the same slight edge defensively on petry . He’s quality period .If...If...If... He's done it once, that's it, he is not a 40+pt dman, he's a 30-35. Stop selling him as a 40-50pts dman
In montreals case I would go for it . It would mean exposing chariot or edmundson but there’s a good chance will lose Allen before those two anyway . If we’re to lose one of those d it would be a bit of a win actually because then we can keep Allen and enjoy 3.5 in cap space .The d-men available on the market look like garbage so Ekholm's value will go through the roof. Only question is if teams that all ready have 3 d-men to keep in ED will go after.