Hopefully Q makes him grow a stache and whips him into shape during practices.
I know Ekblad is training with Trouba and Luongo. Skating and getting physically stronger are the two main goals.
So that's legs and core for most part.
Also agree he should work on puckhandling as well.
He said his self motivation was missing so he understands he has to be the leader on the back end now which he did for the most part last year.
You dont remember this goal?
No need to slow it down, he's already in slow motion and ghosted Giroux and Ghost.
Just has an awkward and chugging stride, needs to text Barkov and ask him for his leg workout routine.
I agree that we live or die with him as the main defenseman though and still think Matheson will pull his head out of his ass and get better defensively.
Another reason why I wouldn't mind drafting a D where skating is his major strength and be a 2 way guy like Soderstrom who has a high IQ and plays similar to Weegar in a sense.