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Back to the Future With EK65

Back to the Future With EK65

Rediscovering Karlsson's fundamentals

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Jack Han
Nov 03, 2020
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This article is mostly about two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson, one of the best offensive defensemen in NHL history.

But it’s also about Rocky Thompson, a man who had zero points and 117 penalty minutes, most of them due to fighter majors, in a 25-game NHL career. One of the scariest men to play pro hockey in the late-90s and early 2000s, he a…

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