Together, the two are both top 10 in giveaways, have regressed defensively, and neither cover for each other’s mistakes. Yes, there are times when they are brilliant for contributing to the offense, but their combined defensive errors makes the two untrustworthy next to each other.
Aaron Ekblad‘s Florida Panthers career has been up and down. His first two seasons looked incredible, with the first overall pick looking to be someone who could anchor the defense for years.
With 75 points through his first two seasons and solid defensive work next to Brian Campbell, it looked as though Ekblad could continue to develop defensively when Campbell returned to Chicago in free agency.