Faits saillants des 10 premiers matchs sensationnels de Mattias Ekholm en tant que membre des Oilers d’Edmonton. Il est rare qu’une acquisition de délai commercial refait apparemment une équipe, mais le directeur général des Oilers d’Edmonton, Ken Holland, l’a fait à la fin février lorsqu’il a envoyé Tyson Barrie et un choix de 1er tour à Nashville en échange de l’arrière-garde suédois, Mattias Ekholm. Ekholm est un défenseur fort, percutant et à double sens qui grignote des minutes difficiles et des désavantages numériques comme s’il s’agissait d’airelles. Il n’est pas non plus en reste en attaque, comme chaque année qui passait à Nashville, son style offensif et sa technique ont commencé à refléter de plus en plus ceux du défenseur vedette, Roman Josi. Au cours de son court séjour à Edmonton, il a développé une chimie naissante avec le jeune Evan Bouchard, a donné à l’équipe un regain de confiance et a offert à son compatriote défenseur Darnell Nurse un peu de repos après des années de surmenage. Avec Ekholm dans l’équipe pour les trois prochaines saisons (et probablement plus), la fenêtre de victoire des Oilers semble soudainement beaucoup plus claire.
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Guys a beast.
Hopefully he's here for more than a year! Reminds me of how Pronger made us better.
He is amazingly good!
I have absolutely been LOVING him in our team. He’s just such a humble, team player who has serious ability to protect our net. Nuff said, Ekholm, you’re rocking Edmonton!
He's so fkn dreamy.
Before Ekholm:
3.8 G/Per Game
3.34 GA/Per Game
After Ekholm
4.53 G/Per Game
2.78 GA/Per Game
Matthias Ekholm Leads the NHL in +/- at +25 since he was traded to Edmonton. McDavid who was struggling being positive has been #6 in +/- since the trade, Bouchard #13. Three Oilers in the top 15 for +/-.
32-21-8 before the trade, 70 Points / 122 Points Possible (59.0%).
The Oilers are 16-2-1 since Matthias Ekholm joined. 33 Points / 38 Points Possible. 86.8%.
This has brought them to 48-23-9, 105 Points / 160 Points, 65.6%.
They mocked this trade for being awful, yet so far all it’s done is deliver.
Always liked him. Glad to see him liked in Edmonton
Dude is the finest defenseman to play in Edmonton since Chris Pronger. Absolutely zero hyperbole.
He is hungry like the rest of the team
Waau😮
As a Preds fan I'm devastated but the Oilers can give him something the Preds couldn't: legitimate playoff hope.
A foreign player who's wife actually wanted to move to Edmonton. He's a keeper for sure…
You need to re edit and add the last minute against LA where he lost his stick.
exactly how i like a skill showcase video to be done. enjoy the sub
What a beauty ❤❤
This might be one of the most genius trades in the new modern era, depending on how far the Oilers go. But the numbers don't lie.
I saw a very good hockey player doing exactly what he was taught as a defenceman. To always play the man not look at the dangling of the puck. I see a very fit man who knows angles and gets up and down very quickly. I saw a man who passes with precision and shoots with supreme accuracy. I also see a man who shows humility and genuine niceties as a human being in a very violent sport.
This man might mean the difference for the Oilers to go all the way. Sometimes it just takes a bandaid to fix the problem and boy is Ekholm quite a bandaid.
why would nashville trade him when they were n still are in hunt for playoff spot. the oilers were screwd and nashville just helps them for no reason.
thanks for the oilers content.
I love that you chose to include that gene Principe joke in there
yup agreed. Holland made a genius trade for Ekholm. Oilers really needed this guy, remember what Pronger did for the Oilers, almost won them the cup single handedly
The best Deadline acquisition this year by far…
Nice job Holland
Holland’s best trade
Special thanks to Jack Michaels for the comic relief closer.
Great move on the low, he’s a defensive d man that was a big need
I read that over the last 19 games, Ekholm is +25. Over a full season he is projected to be +108, the likes of which mankind has never seen before. Great pickup by the oilers.
Lol that stick
Thanks for the video! This is the first one I've seen that highlights the little things Eckholm does that people might not notice at full speed watching the game
Sweet trade
great vid. no dumb click bait just good content. Thanks
Quickly becoming my favorite on this D core.
He's a force for Oilers…. We might get the cup this year.. Go Oilers🎉🎉🎉
Slap an A on his jesresy!
Seems like Ekholm has been underrated before this move. Glad he thrives and shows his potential!
All that talk about Karlson and we got the better defence man in Ekholm
This guy reminds me of Chris Pronger, just huge and physical and always making the smart moves. LOVE IT
The Oilers are 16-2-1 since acquiring Mattias Ekholm. To put that into perspective, if Ekholm's first game with Edmonton is Game 1 of Round 1, Edmonton has won the Stanley Cup
Hockey Truffles, best hockey breakdowns out here! Ill say it again, helped Foxy win the Norris! (Yes there could be reasonable disputes about this but the story is nice in my own mind!)
You capture a complete picture of how a guy contributes all over the ice. Some highlight clips are just goals or the pass on an assist. Hockey is so much more than that! Keep up the great work!
Looking forward to this year’s breakdowns. I think my top choice aside from an obvious like McJesus is Hampus Lindholm. Seems like he is the only real addition; before the deadline, which made such a significance to a team winning as much as they have. Can’t Wait!
that dudes a keeper a score! Gd on ya OILRs!!
Our Swedish Viking!
He's been everything we asked for and more!! 👏
Ekholm is just a huge defensive hockey robot, programmed to perfection it seems…
Ekholm is so good. He's exactly what Edmonton needed. Oilers are scary now they have defense.
This guy fucks!