Minnewildsota
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His ceiling, not his height...So Zucc wearing a hat while sitting on Kap's shoulders?
Player Discussion Joel Eriksson Ek: The 2nd Act
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Dr Jan Itor
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TaLoN
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I was gonna say, he was walking around post game against Winnipeg. I think it was the Tom Kurvers award ceremony?
Wasted Talent
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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
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TaLoN
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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.
Spurgeon
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guitarhunterdude
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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
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Well, my dad said "Don't be a p----" and my mom said "I don't think you're my child."
Obvious Fabertism
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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.
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.
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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.
