Confirmed with Link: Mattias Ekholm extended (4yx6.25m)

[nine_inch_fang]

Klein listed as a comp.

Blah Blah Blah.

Wait, Kevin Klein?

 

[Armourboy]

If you are comparing Ekholm to Kevin Klein, well you should stop making comparisons.

 

[bdub24]

Obviously the team wants to boost sales and I hope it works, I personally would like to see the team stay in Nashville.

But

What exactly am I missing that they are over hyping? Ekholm is a top 2 Dman in this league, they should be happy that he's signed to this contract for a very reasonable amount of money and term.

I mean, I’m a fan of his. Glad he is here and the deal is good. But the whole ‘MAJOR HOCKEY ANNOUNCEMENT’ build up? And I guess I’m out of it. Are there rumors of the Preds leaving Nashville?

 

[nine_inch_fang]

If you are comparing Ekholm to Kevin Klein, well you should stop making comparisons.

Klein was a good second pairing Dman for a while and I really liked him on the Preds but that's just idiotic to compare them.
I realize Ekholm is technically on the second pair now but that's only because of being the second best LHD on the team. Luckily for the Preds it actually gives the defensive pairing a nice one two punch and some balance.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Ekholm is a 2nd pair defenseman in the same way Malkin is a 2nd line center. I was a massive Kevin Klein fan, but was like the definition of a #4.

 

[101st_fan]

I mean, I’m a fan of his. Glad he is here and the deal is good. But the whole ‘MAJOR HOCKEY ANNOUNCEMENT’ build up? And I guess I’m out of it. Are there rumors of the Preds leaving Nashville?

Not for anything more than a road trip.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

I mean, I’m a fan of his. Glad he is here and the deal is good. But the whole ‘MAJOR HOCKEY ANNOUNCEMENT’ build up? And I guess I’m out of it. Are there rumors of the Preds leaving Nashville?

It was a major hockey announcement. The whole f***ing NHL mediasphere has been discussing Poile trading him for over a year now. The fact he is signed is a top headline throughout the league not just here.

No rumors. Are you against boosting sales in some way? Is that a bad thing?

 

[BigFatCat999]

Most hockey media is based out of Toronto. To them Toronto=$ So pro Toronto everything. Also hype=everything. Toronto media goes gaga for Stephen A Smith.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

I'm worried for Vignan if Forsberg re-signs any time soon. He might actually have to do some work.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

I'm worried for Vignan if Forsberg re-signs any time soon. He might actually have to do some work.

That prediction article is just bad. He needs to get his head out of Dom's ass and actually learn something about the game.

 

[Scoresberg]

and actually learn something about the game.

You mean by like.. actually watching the games? Think you're asking way too much man.

 

[PredsV82]

Anyone else remember Ekholm getting 1 game at the start of a season and Trotz calling him awful and he got sent back to Sweden for the entire rest of the season?

 

[nine_inch_fang]

You mean by like.. actually watching the games? Think you're asking way too much man.

Well damn, I'll try to scale back my expectations.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

Anyone else remember Ekholm getting 1 game at the start of a season and Trotz calling him awful and he got sent back to Sweden for the entire rest of the season?

I don't remember that but I remember pumping his tires in his rookie season and very few people believing/understanding what I saw.

 

[PredsV82]

I don't remember that but I remember pumping his tires in his rookie season and very few people believing/understanding what I saw.

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2011/10/22/after-being-called-out-by-trotz-ekholm-sent-back-to-sweden/

 

[LCPreds]

It’s going to be interesting to reference back to this thread in a couple of years if Dom is right. Think we had the same disparity relative to the Granlund contract. Time will tell but as of today I’m glad Ek is with us for a few more seasons.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2011/10/22/after-being-called-out-by-trotz-ekholm-sent-back-to-sweden/

That's brutal.

Edit: It's odd that his career stats only show him playing in two games in 2011 but this article says he played in 6.

 

[Legionnaire11]

That's brutal.

Edit: It's odd that his career stats only show him playing in two games in 2011 but this article says he played in 6.

I can't find any sources that don't say 2 games. They perhaps are including preseason games in the article.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

I can't find any sources that don't say 2 games. They perhaps are including preseason games in the article.

Date on the article is 10/22 so he was probably on the 23 man roster for 6 games but was scratched for 4 of them, it is an NBC article after all.

Also, now that I think about it, that seems like such a Trotz thing to do back then. Scratch a kid for 4 out of 6 games then bash him in the media for not playing well...

 

[herzausstein]

So Ekholm is going to go from extreme high end 2nd pairing / 1st pairing dman to full kevin Klein (#4 in his best years) in one season? Call me skeptical. I mean I think it was best that we trade him given his age and where the team is at but this doesn’t look like a bad deal to me. A tad more expensive then I wanted but term is good. Given the stupid money that was thrown out a dmen this off-season he probably could’ve gotten more as a ufa

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Isn't that the same model that said Granlund was a replacement-level player?

 

[bdub24]

It was a major hockey announcement. The whole f***ing NHL mediasphere has been discussing Poile trading him for over a year now. The fact he is signed is a top headline throughout the league not just here.

No rumors. Are you against boosting sales in some way? Is that a bad thing?

Honestly I didn’t think Ekholm was at severe risk after the initial deals went through. LOL at your question about having something against sales. The Preds have been doing amazingly well for quite a while now. Really since the hosting of the ASG and they have a game at Nissan Stadium coming up this year. I really don't think butts in seats is gonna be an issue.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Ekholm is a 2nd pair defenseman in the same way Malkin is a 2nd line center. I was a massive Kevin Klein fan, but was like the definition of a #4.

And... not that I expect it to happen again or that it has necessarily happened before (although a couple recent playoff seasons just maybe)... and last year was a really weird year in a lot of ways... but still... Ekholm was better overall for us than Josi last year. Yep. Call it if you want. But he was.

And not that voters are necessarily all that smart or that it ALWAYS means something... but... 10th in Norris voting in 2019. That's 10th amongst ALL DEFENSEMEN IN THE NHL. That wasn't very long ago. And he has not dropped off noticeably in his play since.

 

[sparkle twin]

Happy to keep Ekholm here for a few more years!!

I thought it might be longer, but I'm good with this.




Now let's get Fil done.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

"If you're scared get a dog!" I remember that like it was yesterday.