Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] D Oliver Ekman-Larsson signs with the Maple Leafs (4 years, $3.5M AAV)

[leafsfan5]

Found he played with an edge under Maurice.
Assume Berube has him playing with a similar snarl?

Yeah he's very physical around the net, it was honestly a surprise to me that we now have a puck-moving defenseman who can play a bit of a gritty game

OEL has been the pickup of the off-season for us so far, hope he can keep it up

 

[Legion34]

Found he played with an edge under Maurice.
Assume Berube has him playing with a similar snarl?

He has been a beast. I have been shocked how physical he is.

Reverse hits/clearing the crease. He has Been very physical.

Not what I was expecting at all. He plays with Jake McCabe and he has looked like the more physical of the 2 to be honest

 

[Jared Dunn]

Found he played with an edge under Maurice.
Assume Berube has him playing with a similar snarl?

Definitely been more physical than I thought he had in him

I'd be worried playing nearly 23 minutes a game will be incredibly unsustainable and could result in his game falling off a lot throughout the year, but maybe he'll prove me wrong

 

[BlueAzN]

Signing of the season so far imho.

 

[cupdreaming]

what a rockstar. so far it looks like a hell of an offseason for Brad

 

[ShootIt]

He has been a beast. I have been shocked how physical he is.

Reverse hits/clearing the crease. He has Been very physical.

Not what I was expecting at all. He plays with Jake McCabe and he has looked like the more physical of the 2 to be honest

I didn't watch the Canucks all that much, but I too was surprised at how physical he was with the Panthers.

Definitely a defenseman I would of liked to seen stay, but Zito had some tough decisions to make with limited cap.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

This guy is f***ing awesome

 

[Szechwan]

I didn't watch the Canucks all that much, but I too was surprised at how physical he was with the Panthers.

Definitely a defenseman I would of liked to seen stay, but Zito had some tough decisions to make with limited cap.

I think the buyout was a big eye-opener, and the knee injury which made him nearly unplayable in Van seems to be behind him.

Couldn't pivot, slow skating and soft in front of the net. Glad he's reinvented himself, he seems like a good dude that just had a rough patch.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

I think that having a bad contract and being acquired in a trade that people call one of the worst of all time are things that can wear on your mentally and affect your game. So, in this case, a change of scenery at a more realistic number might have been things that helped him

 

[FinlandPanther]

He was pretty damn good on Florida no surprise he’s doing great on Toronto.

 

[SirKillalot]

Looks like he found a last part of career adjustment. Going from more technical aspect and losing a bit of that ability to being told to and getting used to using his physicality more. Less top end product, but more useful depth qualities.