It may be years before we know if the Canucks were right to gamble on the Swedish defenceman who arrived in July’s blockbuster trade with a balance of $43.56 million payable over the next six years.
“I was telling the guys after a couple training camp skates there, I felt like I was 18 again,” Ekman-Larsson said before the Canucks opened their season with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. “I was running around and hitting people and just playing with that chip on my shoulder a little bit. It feels like a fresh start.”
“I expected it to be a hard move, obviously, after being in Arizona for so long and building a life there,” Ekman-Larsson, whose rookie season with the Coyotes was 2010-11, said of the transition. “But the guys have been unbelievable here, just welcoming me right away since Day 1. So it's been a little bit easier than what I expected. But at the same time, it was hard. I think it was more mentally hard than physically.
“I didn't even go back to Arizona before I came over here . I sold my house. I think it might take a little bit of time to, you know, to kind of get past all that. But I feel great. I'm all-in here and feel great about being here and super excited to be here. But it was tough, that's for sure.”
imacSportsnet One game and he 'continues'? This is the dumbest tweet of the year.
imacSportsnet Continues? They've played one game lol
imacSportsnet He looked good last night
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