"What did we see from Ekman-Larsson last season? Ekman-Larsson was honestly better than expected, even after coming off of what was a prominent role while winning the whole dang Stanley Cup. Some were suspect that he was just a product of the Panthers' system and, as we just saw with Nate Schmidt for example, just a player who had some tools and was perfectly molded to make it work in Sunrise."
"Ekman-Larsson started the year on fire with a scoring tear that took us back to his Arizona Coyote days, earning six points in his first 10 games as a Leafs defenseman. Even as the team faltered off to a 5-4-1 start during that stretch, it was the newcomer that kept a fairly steady rate of offensive contribution. While that rate didn't extend through all 77 games that the 34-year-old Swede appeared in,"
Oliver Ekman-Larsson signed a four-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs after winning the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers and revitalizing his career. He delivered unexpectedly strong performances last season, beginning with a scoring tear that produced six points in his first 10 games. Ekman-Larsson finished with the most 5-on-5 points among Leafs defensemen, totaling two goals and 24 full-strength points. He also led the Toronto blue line in individual expected goals with 4.22, ranking just outside the NHL top-50 among defensemen. He enters his second season in Toronto with questions to answer and expectations to clarify.
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