William Eklund

The ups. The downs. The huge leaps forward and the discouraging steps backward. The moments when you look like a potential star for your NHL team. The moments when you look like a young player going through the challenging process of building a career in the league. William Eklund is like most top prospects trying to make the transition to impactful everyday performers. Rarely is development on a continuous straight shot upward, and the promising San Jose Sharks winger is at the stage where he is in the lineup as an every-night option for the first time. He’s a featured player for the...

A couple of green suits and an outfit that isn't even a suit make this week's NHL style power rankings. But none can top the floral pattern.

From awareness-day accessories to noticeable collaborations, NHL players showed tons of confidence in this week's style power rankings.

Given the anticipation around Eklund, we decided to break down the shifts from his return to the Sharks.

The team's 2021 first-round pick was devastated by the move, but the Sharks executive says he'll be better for it.

Whether the 19-year old should play a 10th game, thereby burning off the first year of his three-year entry-level deal, is up for debate.

Hertl seems to be more optimistic about the Sharks organization than he was a month and a half ago.