That Florida defence was definitely key in keeping McDavid and Co. Quiet last night, was it mainly just Forsling or were other guys such as Ekblad were key in terms of that success?
Since there are so many moving parts, defense is always a team effort. Last night, Florida got back to its NZ shape, which helped the entire blue line look more like itself. With that said, once the Oilers reached the OZ, Forsling, Barkov, Mikkola and Luostarinen stood out to me as the top performers. They hounded the puck and made life really difficult on Connor and Leon.
Ekblad was...OK. His game is all peaks (stopped McDavid 1-on-1) and valleys (got beat on Ceci's home run pass to Janmark)—and Game 7 was no exception.
That Florida defence was definitely key in keeping McDavid and Co. Quiet last night, was it mainly just Forsling or were other guys such as Ekblad were key in terms of that success?
Since there are so many moving parts, defense is always a team effort. Last night, Florida got back to its NZ shape, which helped the entire blue line look more like itself. With that said, once the Oilers reached the OZ, Forsling, Barkov, Mikkola and Luostarinen stood out to me as the top performers. They hounded the puck and made life really difficult on Connor and Leon.
Ekblad was...OK. His game is all peaks (stopped McDavid 1-on-1) and valleys (got beat on Ceci's home run pass to Janmark)—and Game 7 was no exception.