Aaron Ekblad D of the Florida Panthers might be making a bigger impact than any player in the league. He's been back for two games after missing five with a concussion-type/upper body something. The five games were losses, following a 12 game win streak. And now two games back, and they are up 4 - 0 against a red hot Tampa Bay Lightning.
Now honestly, Florida is a good team. Very good when everyone is there. And earlier in the season, when Sacha (Aleksander) Barkov C was out, the team struggled. Ekblad was there. But they struggled to string wins together and beat even the mediocre inconsistent middle-tier teams. Barkov returned and they settled down and then won 12 in a row. So this Florida team is player sensitive.
But for me it is nice to watch how much a single top line guy affects everything. Wins. Scoring. Defense. Goalie stats. And since the heads on TV continue to stress the importance of goalies without acknowledging the impact defensemen, I have to say Goalie are overrated.
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