Mattias Ekholm had one of the worst years of his absolutely stellar career in 2019-2020, and I say that as one of his biggest fans. He regressed in most areas of his game, especially in his defensive play, continuing a downward trend from the past two seasons by WAR and GAR.
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You’d be forgiven for looking at this chart and a lot of other statistical profiles surrounding Ekholm’s year and saying “welp, looks like he’s on the decline.