Ekblad or Seabrook?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who was better at their peak?

 

[Hockeyholic]

Seabrook

But keep in mind Ekblad never had a Keith type D to work with.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Seabrook was one of the better #2Dmen of the post-cap era. His play fell off a cliff following the 2015 Cup but before then he was awesome. Not sure I've seen that same level of play in Eklund the last couple of years

 

[BKarchitect]

Seabrook but I'll say Ekblad has adapted his game over time to remain much better and more relevant than I thought he would considering how immobile he is. 24+ minutes a night and scoring at a good clip on potential back-to-back Cup winners is not nothing. I think that's partly Florida's system but can't deny the results.

The post-30 year-old Seabrook decline off a cliff remains the warning story to anybody signing Ekblad to a 7-year deal this off-season though.

 

[TLEH]

Peak is Seabrook but as others have said. He nose dived into unplayable really quickly.

 

[Crow]

I voted Seabrook and thought AINEC you idiot!! but then I realized I misread and thought it was Ekholm not Ekblad.

This is much closer and I’m not sure. Peak Seebs was pretty clutch.

 

[jigglysquishy]

Seabrook was one of the better #2Dmen of the post-cap era. His play fell off a cliff following the 2015 Cup but before then he was awesome. Not sure I've seen that same level of play in Eklund the last couple of years

Since 2005, we have Weber-Suter and Pronger-Niedermayer. Both are obvious 1-1 situations, but Seabrook might be next best after that.

 

[ShootIt]

I would say Seabrook.

The fear I have about Ekblad is similar to Seabrook's decline too.
Mulitple injuries and playing through them will take a toll eventually.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Seabrook of course

I think whatever team gives Ekblad a big $ longterm deal will end up with same regrets Hawks did

At least in Hawks defense they were doing it out of loyalty and his role with Hawks and cup wins blinded them to what was already obvious decline

 

[I am not exposed]

Seabrook was one of the better #2Dmen of the post-cap era. His play fell off a cliff following the 2015 Cup but before then he was awesome. Not sure I've seen that same level of play in Eklund the last couple of years

Yeah, Eklund has been too busy with HockeyBuzz and making random trade speculation.

 

[vancityluongo]

seabrook better peak but i think ekblad will adjust better and end up having a similar career

 

[Machinehead]

Ekblad kind of sucks a little bit.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Ekblad kind of sucks a little bit.

If he stays healthy he'd still be a Jones-level top 4 guy for a while. He's not a dominant top pairing guy (in the last two playoff runs I've really watched him) but I wouldn't say he sucks

 

[SavBigMoneyAtBedards]

Seabrook of course but not by a huge margin.
Both are Hall of Very Good caliber players.