Ekblad and Yandle have talked consistently about how much they like playing with each other, and for the Florida Panthers, it did pay dividends, especially offensively.
Yandle is always good to rack up points, and Ekblad’s offensive production skyrocketed last season too.
But this season, while Yandle has picked up points, Ekblad hasn’t and more critically, the defensive errors this pair has made has directly cost the Panthers goals.
For that, it seemed inevitable that eventually, the pair would be broken up and now it has.
So why hasn’t this pair worked?