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 CrusaderPi
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Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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| kungpaobenji27 wrote on Wed, 22 March 2023 11:55 |
In a change of subject, I'm keeping expectations of higher offensive output for Mattias Ekholm low.
However, I think he'll be become a benefactor of increased offensive numbers getting to play with more talented forwards opposed to middle of the pack Nashville forwards encouraged to carry out more of a dump & chase strategy for years....
This is a great environment for Ekholm to really meet his potential career wise
Moreover, I think this is also why Roman Josi deserved to win the Norris last season putting up 96 points with mainly dump & chase forwards whereas Cale Makar got to play with a stacked roster though not to his discredit...
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Great subject change. I certainly don't expect Ekholm to keep up his recent scoring pace, but I do think he'll score more here than he did in Nashville. He's not stuck behind an all-world defenseman like Josi here. Even being behind Josi, who I think takes the vast majority of offense and PP faceoffs, Ekholm has scored 30+ points 5 times. That's decent offense that can be repeated, especially in the Oilers system where secondary assists aren't exactly a scarce commodity.
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