Typically, hockey players are the opposite of a fine wine: they don’t get better as they age. In fact, according to Hockey Graphs, players start seeing their most dramatic decline as they enter their 30’s.
Don’t tell this to Lars Eller. Because at 30 years old, Eller is having one of his best seasons in the NHL — and it’s a start that is both sustainable and crucial to the Caps center depth this year.
We’ve now read a few articles about Eller and his renewed focus on skating this offseason. Samantha Pell (a guest on JRR this week), had a lot of good details in an article this week focusing on Eller’s offseason work (emphasis added):
Eller has worked with three skating coaches over the past four to five years, incorporating bits and pieces from each into his game.