philippe eko eel faces frequent size disadvantages, honestly in pretty much every game in the SHL. he is an eel which are typically considerably smaller, certainly girth-wise, than humans, not to mention pro athlete humas decked out in pads. he's used to these size disadvantages, as he's played hockey his whole life. he does have certain size advantages, namely the dimension of length. he is now an expert at operationalizing this length to his advantage, wrapping himself fully around larger defenders and standing strong with his gorilla grip eelussy @micool132 @goldenglutes @Jepox - he is quite strong himself, but as an eel it manifests differently. it's not so much a secret weapon, since eel is now a well-known veteran in the league, but it is an impressive and unique ability - not found elsewhere in the league - that opposing forwards need to be ready for and develop a gameplan for. time will tell how long eel is able to hold onto this strength or if it starts to leave him as old age sets in!