Rumor: Pagnotta: Panthers are shopping Aaron Ekblad

[lawrence]

Dude was ass in the playoffs.

Played with a high ankle sprain

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Florida trying to dump him before the rest of the league realizes what he actually is lol.

Pretty sure the league has scouts.

 

[DJJones]

Overpriced D man on an expiring contract?

Call Conroy please

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Ekblad for Gudbranson straight up

Gotta agree to be Cousins butler.

 

[Double Dion]

Overpriced D man on an expiring contract?

Call Conroy please

My thoughts exactly. Perfect flip piece. Tavares would be great too.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

I think he lands in Utah, they have so much draft capital and are looking for some top pairing D

 

[DJJones]

My thoughts exactly. Perfect flip piece. Tavares would be great too.

Ya I'd love Ekblad and Tavares. I'm all for getting younger and being smart with assets but I got season tickets, I don't want to suck. Especially if it's intentional by not using cap space.

There's plenty of solid hockey players that are just overpaid on teams going all in.

 

[archangel2]

That's just one of the many reasons why Florida wants to move on from Ekblad

He will be looking for 8*10 is my guess and will scare a lot of teams off

 

[super6646]

Pretty sure the league has scouts.

I understand. I'm just saying the narrative about him is more positive than what he actually is at this point. And just because the league has scouts, that doesn't mean every team has the same assessment of said player.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I understand. I'm just saying the narrative about him is more positive than what he actually is at this point. And just because the league has scouts, that doesn't mean every team has the assessment of said player.

Yeah, Gudransson makes 4 a year, so teams overpay. But Florida fans and most of the league haven't been pumping Ekblad for 2 or 3 years. Glad he won a cup with us.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

In all seriousness, I wonder if this means Montour is staying a Panther. I wouldn't be surprised if an extension is announced immediately after an Ekblad trade.

 

[BKarchitect]

I think he lands in Utah, they have so much draft capital and are looking for some top pairing D

I don’t think they are seeing one in this thread. I could see them looking at buying low on Ekblad though.

 

[FinlandPanther]

He will be looking for 8*10 is my guess and will scare a lot of teams off

lol he’d be lucky to get 6 mil.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

I don’t think they are seeing one in this thread. I could see them looking at buying low on Ekblad though.

I saw him lining up as a top pair D a few days ago in the cup finals

 

[Double Dion]

Ya I'd love Ekblad and Tavares. I'm all for getting younger and being smart with assets but I got season tickets, I don't want to suck. Especially if it's intentional by not using cap space.

There's plenty of solid hockey players that are just overpaid on teams going all in.

We want the same thing for different reasons. I want those 2 to flip them at the deadline for picks and because I don't think they help us win games a whole lot...haha

 

[VanillaCoke]

He will be looking for 8*10 is my guess and will scare a lot of teams off

how high r u ?¿

 

[dragonballgtz]

I'd rather the Wings try to go after Ekblad than re-sign Ghost

 

[BKarchitect]

I saw him lining up as a top pair D a few days ago in the cup finals

Ok…and he was 4th in ES TOI per game during a much larger size in the regular season and he has 1 point and was a -5 in the 7 games against Edmonton when we “last saw him lining up as a top pair D”.

His slowness is an extreme detriment to roll out as a continuous presence on your top pair.

He’s nobodies idea of a true top pair defenseman.

 

[JKG33]

In all seriousness, I wonder if this means Montour is staying a Panther. I wouldn't be surprised if an extension is announced immediately after an Ekblad trade.

I'd rather have Ekblad over Montour tbh

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Florida native Jakob Chychrun (although we’re most likely on Ekblad’s NTC).

 

[ShootIt]

He can't stay healthy and it seems his legs are made of glass.

 

[JKG33]

Florida native Jakob Chychrun (although we’re most likely on Ekblad’s NTC).

I could see Florida getting Chych if they move Ekblad

 

[OVO16]

Gotta be Utah here right?

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Please take him.

Great hands but beyond horrible skater.

 

[LeBrun is a Clown]

Utah looking for a top d man … maybe a fit