Player Discussion Joel Eriksson Ek: The 2nd Act

[Minnewildsota]

So Zucc wearing a hat while sitting on Kap's shoulders?

His ceiling, not his height...

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I wouldn't mind actually finding out.

 

[TaLoN]

 

[MNRube]

Well that seems to be an excellent sign

 

[DigitalBoldy]

I was gonna say, he was walking around post game against Winnipeg. I think it was the Tom Kurvers award ceremony?

 

[Bdub]

Oh f*** yeah playa.

 

[f7ben]

The wilderness article stating he had a broken bone must have been a typo

 

[Wasted Talent]

The wilderness article stating he had a broken bone must have been a typo

If it's a fan blog without proper sources, their speculation isn't really any different from the speculation happening on these boards.

 

[f7ben]

If it's a fan blog without proper sources, their speculation isn't really any different from the speculation happening on these boards.

Yah , I posted the link and asked if anything had been confirmed but nobody responded so I figured it was just speculation.

 

[TaLoN]

 

[TaLoN]

 

[Wild11MN]

Guessing he may play by game 3 or so? I'd take that after the original outlook when it happened.

 

[f7ben]

Guessing he may play by game 3 or so? I'd take that after the original outlook when it happened.

I’d say they are hoping to steal a game tonight and then they can gamble and hold him out until game 3 or even 4. If they lose tonight I’d bet money on him being in the lineup for game 2. We cannot head home down two games.

 

[DC4MVP]

Russo said he had surgery after game 3 to repair a broken fibula.

Warrior.

 

[Spurgeon]

Russo said he had surgery after game 3 to repair a broken fibula.

Warrior.

Insane they threw him out there on a broken leg honestly.

 

[guitarhunterdude]

Hope there are no major lasting consequences. Absolutely asinine by all parties involved that he was out there IMO.

 

[DC4MVP]

Insane they threw him out there on a broken leg honestly.

I dunno it's not that uncommon to battle through a leg injury.

I once played in a game after I bumped my knee on a table giving me a slight red mark.

Me and JEE are what you call WARRIORS.

 

[BagHead]

I dunno it's not that uncommon to battle through a leg injury.

I once played in a game after I bumped my knee on a table giving me a slight red mark.

Me and JEE are what you call WARRIORS.

And your friends let you play through that? I'd have sat you.

 

[DC4MVP]

And your friends let you play through that? I'd have sat you.

Well, my dad said "Don't be a p----" and my mom said "I don't think you're my child."

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Best shovel in the west

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Best shovel in the west

Some nice shots splashed in there too, his release has really improved over the years. Pretty good display of a full package finisher right there, that’s a product of a lot of practice and experience.

Excited for his upcoming season, I could see it being very strong, and if he plays to his potential with good health, he is a true difference maker in this league. This is a Selke potential season if things go right, I really want to see him continue his trajectory.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Some nice shots splashed in there too, his release has really improved over the years. Pretty good display of a full package finisher right there, that’s a product of a lot of practice and experience.

Excited for his upcoming season, I could see it being very strong, and if he plays to his potential with good health, he is a true difference maker in this league. This is a Selke potential season if things go right, I really want to see him continue his trajectory.

If he can get regular time with both Kap and Boldy for a majority of the season, I see point per game happening. And if his faceoffs follow his career trajectory, he should be over 50%.

Did we hire a guy to help the team with faceoffs? I can't remember.

 

[Aurinko]

If he can get regular time with both Kap and Boldy for a majority of the season, I see point per game happening. And if his faceoffs follow his career trajectory, he should be over 50%.

Did we hire a guy to help the team with faceoffs? I can't remember.

EEK needs to develop the faceoffs.

He's got the size and wits for it. Ek vs. McDavid in FOW% development:

McDavid did take a step back, so at least Joel has been developing upwards every year.

 

[AKL]

I think when people say faceoffs are overrated, what they're referring to is the fact that, 49.7% FO% = bad faceoff guy, 51% = good faceoff guy, despite the fact that for Ek, who took the third most faceoffs in the leauge last year, that's a difference of 21 total faceoffs won over the course of an entire season. So ~1 every 4 games. It's negligible.

 

[Aurinko]

I think when people say faceoffs are overrated, what they're referring to is the fact that, 49.7% FO% = bad faceoff guy, 51% = good faceoff guy, despite the fact that for Ek, who took the third most faceoffs in the leauge last year, that's a difference of 21 total faceoffs won over the course of an entire season. So ~1 every 4 games. It's negligible.

It's small marginals, a faceoff won can be important. If a won faceoff means ~1min of puck possession, it would be 21*1min = 21 min difference in puck possesssion. It's still 15 seconds more with the puck per every single game.