About three months after signing Swedish center Joel Eriksson Ek to a massive eight-year, $42-million contract extension, the Minnesota Wild appear to feel good about the player’s fit on their top line.
The forward was on the ice for all three Wild goals in a 3-1 preseason win over the Avalanche on Monday. The Wild might finally have a true top line of three offensive dynamos, and the team’s post game presser expressed that hope.
Head coach Dean Evason called the line “great” on Monday, saying the big frame of Eriksson Ek and the player knowing his strengths has gone a long way toward the unit’s success.