Posts About "Aaron Ekblad"
Fantasy Hockey: Defencemen Rankings
August 8th, 2018 David Petrie’s rankings can be found on The Hockey Writers and will be up shortly on Fantasy Pros as well. Goalie rankings were posted earlier and a top 250 rankings will be posted later in August. These 2018-19 fantasy hockey defence rankings are based on standard Yahoo! league categories, including goals, assists, plus-minus,...
Karlsson for Ekblad: A Good Hockey Trade
July 10th, 2018 The conclusion of the 2017-18 National Hockey League campaign brought about one of the most hotly anticipated offseasons in recent memory. And yet, outside of John Tavares signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s really just been a whole lot of “meh.” Tavares aside, none of the decisions of any unrestricted free agent has...
NHL Mock Drafts Revisited: 5 Takeaways from 2014
May 23rd, 2018 NHL Mock Drafts Revisited: 5 Takeaways from 2012 NHL Mock Drafts Revisited: 5 Takeaways from 2013 NHL Mock Drafts Revisited: 5 Takeaways from 2015 NHL Mock Drafts Revisited: 5 Takeaways from 2016 NHL Mock Drafts Revisited: 5 Takeaways from 2017 Hindsight is always helpful, often enlightening, and sometimes...
The Best Defenseman You Don’t Know (Much) About
February 18th, 2018 As the first-overall pick in the 2014 National Hockey League Draft, there were, and still are, massive expectations heaped upon the shoulders of Aaron Ekblad. The Florida Panthers defenseman has done nothing but perform, quickly establishing himself as the Panthers’ number one rearguard after stepping into the NHL at 18. He'll no...
Drafting a Defenseman First Overall: Pass or Fail?
February 14th, 2018 Rasmus Dahlin is the front-runner to be selected 1st overall in the 2018 NHL Draft. Dahlin plays in Sweden and has been benefiting from an approach to developing young hockey players pioneered by the Frölunda Hockey Club. Selecting a defenseman 1st overall in the modern NHL is extremely rare. While in the 1990s it was more common,...
Panthers Medical Staff Need Second Opinion
November 1st, 2017 For the second time in two seasons, the Florida Panthers are not doing the National Hockey League any favours as it seeks to rehabilitate its concussion management image (or, you know, even have an image in the first place). Disclaimer Before I begin, just let me say that neither I, nor anyone else at The Hockey Writers, pretend to...