Erik Karlsson
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Mojo19
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His lateral movement on the ice is just ridiculous. Very fast, I'm not even sure who he compares to in that regard. Karlsson has been impressive at all ends of the ice... between him and Cowen, Ottawa has a great future on D.
It may sound rediculous to say, but I think hes one of the purest skaters in the league already...
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NeilYoung
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Hes been our best defencemen on more than just a couple nights this year. Gotta realize the Sens dont have any complete defencemen so the #1 defencemen tag in Ottawa is hardly satisfied with Phillips, Volchenkov...Sutton..
He's a wild card, and his combination of puckhandling and skating is so fluid. You can argue all you want about how good he is now and how good he will be, but I dont think anyone can argue even now, he's always one of the players on the ice that makes hockey funner to watch.
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Guys Karlsson is great, but he out-preforms Phillips maybe 2 games outta 10. I would say he is a very similar player in terms of goodness to Volch. Phillips is far and away our best D-Man, though.
its hard for many fans to appreciate solid, unspectacular defensive play. Phillips is better, and we all know that, but no one gets exciting every time phillips is in the right spot defensively to take away the puck. Karlsson makes nice flashy plays, skates well, and has a good shot. That's what makes headlines for dmen, unfortunately.
All I said was the fact that Phillips only satisfies a basic offensive game at best makes our number 1 defencemen spot not as obvious as most teams. Karlsson has been our best defencemen on several nights.
I think its quite possible he's taking 23-25 minutes every night, by the end of next season. Growing 10 pounds this off season would make that more possible, who knows how well he will grow though. He will not remain 165 pounds.
BigEyedPhish
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Phillips is much better defensively but when Karlsson is on his game he's a gamebreaker whereas Phillips is unspectacular in every area, same with Volchy.
I'd argue he makes the biggest difference to our hockey club on defense, and to me that's pretty much the same as being called our "#1 defenseman"
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His point totals are finally starting to mirror his play of late.
Another two points, including setting up the game winner.
Another two points, including setting up the game winner.
Debrincat93
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3 assists. Coulda had 5.
Take notice league...he dealt with Ovechkin as much as Washington could get him out there against him.
9 points in his last 5.
Yelnats Puc
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He made a handful of defensive mistakes out there, a couple leading to goals. There's definitely work to be done there.
But yes, on the whole, he was pretty damn good. Made some great passes out there and protected the puck in his own zone very well. I like how calm he was at one point where he danced around between the circles when Ovechkin was putting some serious pressure on him. He has a great head on his shoulders.
The Senate
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Ya, on the scoresheet it says he got 3 assists, but im pretty sure they will change it soon because it was blatantly obvious that alfie passed to cullen, not EK
Yeah until recently I thought it was Spezza made a pass in their and scored on the tip so his assist didnt count....
Now assuming that wasnt the case.
Yelnats Puc
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Absolutely. He's not likely to be a big shot-blocker on the PK, but he certainly has the brains required to master positioning and stick-placement. He's unlikely to see serious PK minutes for a few years, but he could certainly get there if he puts his mind to it.
