Rumor: Devils interested in John Gibson
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stl76
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Would love to see Gibson get a fresh start, think he’d be a great fit in NJ (no offense ducks fans).
My post on the Ducks board about this:
The question would be return.
All their top prospects/young NHLers are defesnemen and either not going to move the needle or nonstarters. Hugher, Nemec, Casey, etc. Their 1st and 2nd this year is tied up in the conditions of the Meier trade and cant be moved until after the season. I'm not really interested in a 2025 pick that is likely to be a bottom 10 pick.
So unless it is a lot of quantity coming back in the form of picks, or something crazy like Mercer coming back, I'm not sure it will be worth it for the Ducks.
Gibson has proven he is a great goaltender and he was not the issue in the Eakins era. The Ducks are not going to move him for nothing.
The question would be return.
All their top prospects/young NHLers are defesnemen and either not going to move the needle or nonstarters. Hugher, Nemec, Casey, etc. Their 1st and 2nd this year is tied up in the conditions of the Meier trade and cant be moved until after the season. I'm not really interested in a 2025 pick that is likely to be a bottom 10 pick.
So unless it is a lot of quantity coming back in the form of picks, or something crazy like Mercer coming back, I'm not sure it will be worth it for the Ducks.
Gibson has proven he is a great goaltender and he was not the issue in the Eakins era. The Ducks are not going to move him for nothing.
Bone Density
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I personally like Gibson, but this would feel like a panic move (not a bad move, but typically something you see over the offseason.) I guess that's were we're at with Vanacek though. The contract is the sticking point, not so much Gibson's game. He's easily an upgrade and Schmid is going to be eligible for waivers soon.
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Hey look. It's almost like what I said they should do.
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Ducks can easily take Vanacek back, the value just has to be right and I doubt the Devils or their fans are interested in paying what the Ducks would want.
Unless they are getting a 1st round pick and/or a Top 6 forward, have no interest in moving Gibson. Ducks don't need the cap space.
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At that cap hit and term and his performance over the last 4 seasons, I do not understand why Duck fans feel Gibson has so much value unless you're talking about a major retention. I know they'll talk about the lousy defense in front of him but doesn't GSAA take all of that into consideration? He's been negative in that regard for the last 4 seasons. Plus, goalies never return much in trades compared to positional players.
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We would need a stop gap goalie coming back anyway
Dostal ain’t ready for full time and our other goalies not ready for back up
The ?/debate is
Vanscek + what
For gibson
And is that + going to be intriguing enough for us, or too expensive for the devils.
Not going to have this conversation for the 100th time.
Ducks fans are fine keeping him, the Ducks brass are fine keeping him, he hasnt requested a trade, the Ducks dont need the cap space.
If you think he sucks then you shouldnt want him.
It's about value to the team vs the value in moving him. It makes no sense for Anaheim to move Gibson for nothing just to get his salary off the books when money isn't an issue.
If he is going to be moved it would only make sense if the ducks got something of value coming back. That doesn't mean we think he is "worth" a lot, it's just common sense. There's no ticking clock here.
SherVaughn30
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Uh, pump the brakes a little. Gibson is a good goaltender, not a great one. He's a workhorse like a Saros/Vasilevskiy/Hellebuyck, but a step down. Maybe he proves to be close to a great goaltender on a much better team, but he has to be traded first.
Help me out here - I definitely don't watch Ducks games, but the guy's got marginally better numbers than Akira Schmid. Why would the Devils (or anyone) pay anything above the odds for Gibson? Especially at that money for the next 3+ years.
his last 4.25 seasons he has been at .900 save % and he is owed 3 more years after this at 6.4. why would the devils want to tie up money that long for slightly below AVG goaltending.
anybody who says gibson is bad/average probably falls into the same category
HugeInTheShire
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I do think that the return would be mildly disappointing for Duck fans, they'll expect Mercer and they'll end up with picks and a prospect.
Its fine, you will fit right in with most people passing judgement on him. Atleast you admit it
I think youre probably right. Mercer is the best the Ducks could hope for but I doubt it. I just cant see the Ducks brass moving him for a low pick 2 years from now and some mid prospects.
SherVaughn30
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2nd rounder + Vanecek($3.4 million(another year remaining after this one) + plus something else for $1.4 million retained on the final 2 years of his contract?
Devils fans certainly aren't interested, but I've said for a while on the Devils board that it wouldn't surprise me at all if Fitz is.
