Former Ducks Thread II: AKA Wild Bill is good

[duxfan1101]

Everytime I look at a Vegas box score, Karlsson has a goal.....

Don't look now, he just did it again

 

[mightyquack]

wasn't he the one who came to the ducks with bonino in the moen trade?

I believe so

 

[bsu]

William karlsson has as many goals as kucherov.....

 

[70sSanO]

Well Maroon is in New Jersey. He'll probably light it up and get re-signed for a couple more years. Murray will pick him up when he turns 35.

John

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

The Devils are our junk drawer.

 

[Kalv]

Gulls are our AHL team and Devils are our Eastern team.

It`s a Ducks hell, basically. You go there after you fail to become a superstar in Anaheim. Then you still get to do your favorite thing but... no sun.

 

[duxfan1101]

The following sequence just happened in the VGK-NJD game:
William Karlsson wins a draw agains Stefan Noesen. He draws it back to Shea Theodore who plays it off the boards and past Sami Vatanen.
Unfortunately Lovejoy, Palmieri, Perron, Sbisa, and Maroon were not involved.

 

[HanSolo]

Whew. Watching Maroon, Palmieri, and Vatanen out there trying to tie up against Vegas while Will Karlsson and Shea Theodore defended was all kinds of weird.

 

[Sojourn]

Whew. Watching Maroon, Palmieri, and Vatanen out there trying to tie up against Vegas while Will Karlsson and Shea Theodore defended was all kinds of weird.

Sounds like training camp.

 

[HanSolo]

Whew. Watching Maroon, Palmieri, and Vatanen out there trying to tie up against Vegas while Will Karlsson and Shea Theodore defended was all kinds of weird.

Brought to you by the New Jersey Devil Ducks.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

The New Jersey Deviled Duck Eggs.

 

[McDonald19]

10th goal of season for Noesen.

 

[AngelDuck]

Vatanen looks good out there. Happy he's finding success

 

[Paul4587]

Vatanen looks good out there. Happy he's finding success

He looks like his 2015-16 self again. He’s playing tough matchups, is shooting the puck way more and his numbers in NJ project to 46 points over a full season. It’s good to see him bounce back.

 

[Bender66]

Vatanen looks good out there. Happy he's finding success

Some coaches and some players just don't mesh well. I don't think that's anything against either RC or Vatanen as individuals, but clearly he enjoyed his time under Bruce a lot more.

 

[Classic Devil]

I like to pop into this thread now and again since it's usually about the Devils - Vatanen has been spectacular of late. It took him a little while to find his footing but he's turning into our #1 option defensively and a top option offensively on the blue line.

 

[Spazkat]

Some coaches and some players just don't mesh well. I don't think that's anything against either RC or Vatanen as individuals, but clearly he enjoyed his time under Bruce a lot more.

To be fair I don't think any of our D have looked their best under RC. They seem much for suited to a BB system than whatever that mess is RC has going on.

Back on topic: Count me as one that's super excited to see Vats doing so well in NJ. I've always liked him as a player and a personality, plus now I have an excuse to finally an a devils jersey to my collection.

 

[Masch78]

I'm happy for Noesen as well. He had a tough road so far.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I like to pop into this thread now and again since it's usually about the Devils - Vatanen has been spectacular of late. It took him a little while to find his footing but he's turning into our #1 option defensively and a top option offensively on the blue line.

Glad to hear that. Ducks are pretty happy with their end of the deal too.

 

[bsu]

Noesen story is very similar to Kerdiles, maybe same thing will happen.

 

[Classic Devil]

Glad to hear that. Ducks are pretty happy with their end of the deal too.

Never doubted it - Henrique is a 25-30 goal scorer and a good defensive player. He'll perform well anywhere.

 

[Kalv]

I like to pop into this thread now and again since it's usually about the Devils - Vatanen has been spectacular of late. It took him a little while to find his footing but he's turning into our #1 option defensively and a top option offensively on the blue line.

That`s what was expect from most Ducks fans - he is a great player! Happy that he is working out for you guys!

We could use Vatanen on our depleted D system but we also needed Henrique who is a great player for us!

I see Noesen (waivers) and Maroon (we payed to trade him away) also doing well for you guys (and Palms).

 

[bsu]

How is our D system depleted.....lol

 

[Kalv]

Might be wording on my part, but what I meant for is that Monty as exciting as he is, still needs to prove he is a legit top 4 D (showing that lately) and our 3d pair is 2 worn out veterans. We did lose a big piece with Vats, as bad as he was at that moment

 

[AngelDuck]

How is our D system depleted.....lol

The depth kind of is depleted, though. The coaching staff and Murray clearly don't view Welinski as NHL caliber or else he'd be here. He's 24 and is having a big year in the AHL. Maybe they're wrong, maybe they're right. Pettersson has shown promise but doesn't look ready. Bieksa and Beauch should have retired at least a year ago.

It was the right move getting Henrique but having Vatanen would absolutely help us right now. Nothing to be mad about, but the depth defensively got significantly worse without Sami back there