Was looking at the stats of our players, couldn't help but notice Ekblad is a +18 which is tied for 2nd best on the team with Barkov and only beat by Forsling who is a +31.
This is despite playing 17 less games than the majority of the club.
Leaguewide, Forsling has the 3rd highest +/- in the league only below Hughes and Hrobek, both of whom play together
Ekblad and Barkov are 16th best in the league.
Goes to show how much we've improved defensively as a team. A lot of it has to do with the system Maurice has implemented imo. But we also wouldn't be nearly as good without Barkov, Forsling and yes, Ekblad, leading the way defensively.