As long as he does not overpay, Ekblad would be a great addition. The problem is how to make room for him, I doubt Florida is willing to take Petry/Holl unless paid very salty extra.
magikarp-sushi
Trust me bro intensifies?
EatMoarSammiches
Only real issue with Ekblad is his injury history
BehemothManiac
Makes zero sense for Florida so I don’t see it happening
Late_Brush4518
Nah. Ekblad is only RHD that Florida has.
ajmeko
Florida has some cap space and their D group is:
Forsling – Ekblad
Mikkola – ???
Kulikov – Schmidt(LHD)
Why would they trade their only real RD?
Danengel32
I’ll believe it when I see it. I’ve seen it a few times but I think it’s just been pure speculation (i.e. guy in last year of contract on cap tight team + team looking for good RD).
He’d be an awesome pickup, however
dkyguy1995
Oh God this would be excellent. All depends on who moves for him of course but we actually get like a REAL pro defenseman. Then we have Ekblad and Seider on the right side of two different lines we actually don’t have to grind Seider into dust in key defensive situations
HiveFiDesigns
We also were acquiring trouba….rumors and bs.
BLaRowe10
I looked up this tweet and his replies. He took Pagnotta saying Ekblad is being shopped and the NHL network saying Ekblad would be a good fit in Detroit and decided to call it a rumor. They are not linked in anyway whatsoever. Clickbait bullshit
Byeforevercunever
Please no
SauceHankRedemption
I would bet my life savings that we don’t trade for him
burnmenowz
I’m not buying this one
marshmellowfluff1479
He’s not a free agent, he’s at 7.5 million, and only one year left.
onbiver9871
What? If you squint at this just right it almost makes…. no sense.
gelinas18
This wouldn’t be good. Ekblad is quite overrated and probably the most injury prone player in the league. Absolute hard pass for me especially if assets are being given up
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Would love but how valid is this source?
As long as he does not overpay, Ekblad would be a great addition. The problem is how to make room for him, I doubt Florida is willing to take Petry/Holl unless paid very salty extra.
Trust me bro intensifies?
Only real issue with Ekblad is his injury history
Makes zero sense for Florida so I don’t see it happening
Nah. Ekblad is only RHD that Florida has.
Florida has some cap space and their D group is:
Forsling – Ekblad
Mikkola – ???
Kulikov – Schmidt(LHD)
Why would they trade their only real RD?
I’ll believe it when I see it. I’ve seen it a few times but I think it’s just been pure speculation (i.e. guy in last year of contract on cap tight team + team looking for good RD).
He’d be an awesome pickup, however
Oh God this would be excellent. All depends on who moves for him of course but we actually get like a REAL pro defenseman. Then we have Ekblad and Seider on the right side of two different lines we actually don’t have to grind Seider into dust in key defensive situations
We also were acquiring trouba….rumors and bs.
I looked up this tweet and his replies. He took Pagnotta saying Ekblad is being shopped and the NHL network saying Ekblad would be a good fit in Detroit and decided to call it a rumor. They are not linked in anyway whatsoever. Clickbait bullshit
Please no
I would bet my life savings that we don’t trade for him
I’m not buying this one
He’s not a free agent, he’s at 7.5 million, and only one year left.
What? If you squint at this just right it almost makes…. no sense.
This wouldn’t be good. Ekblad is quite overrated and probably the most injury prone player in the league. Absolute hard pass for me especially if assets are being given up
https://www.reddit.com/r/nhl/s/UJc5AsrTO9
These rumors were before they lost all of their RD so I dont see it happening