Focusing on main pts you raised [thank you, agree or disagree]...
1. Ducks don't need goalies. We have Gibson and Dostal. Ducks are fine in goal.
Nice to be alerted to emergence of Dostal. Gibson is functional placeholder but you could do better for less cost, and reasonable to postulate, as has been the case earlier this season, club like EDM would pay b'c they are thin there. So it may be reasonable to ask what scenario = best overall profit for Ducks.
2. Zegras is still an RFA after his 3 year bridge deal. That increases his value a great deal.
Agreed. But he is still gonna earn ballpark like I said above which is ballpark what Shesty would get. Shesty listed today at 28. You would add 3-4 low end and likely 6-ish on high end of term on his next deal. Honestly, how much dif is that for Zegras in the short term? Also see below next #.
3. Zegras can't walk away at the end of his current contract for the above reason.
True dat. But setting aside it is preferable to have/keep guys who want to be here, and whether or not he will let you know he is/is not a happy camper, one thing is not really disputable.
Yes, Zeg production will go up which is legit attractive; flip side of same coin is cost to sign [forget acquire, to sign] goes up also.
There is a big equation here: cost of player/production/term
Arguably, even if he ups his production, unless he turns into Matthews overnight, the loss of term here is the biggest factor.
Think of it this way based on the experience Rs had w/Buchnevich
I begged them to sell high while he had term
At that pt, his production was less than what it would be later, but THAT WAS IRRELEVANT AND SUBORDINATE AS TO VALUE, b'c he had more term and cost less at that earlier stage.
Rs did not listen to me.
They held on to him despite fact we were not then contenders, let alone serious ones.
And what did we get as a result of this approach? Bupkis.
Does that mean ANA should rush to deal Z now, or even deal him at all now. NO.
But it is fair to acknowledge the above suggest offers may be better now than later. [Presuming he is ordinary productive and does not turn into Nylander or Matthews].
4. I'm willing to bet that the majority of people here expect Zegras' production to go up. He missed training camp, was injured most of the season, and when he wasn't injured was adjusting to a new system and coach. I certainly expect his production to go up based on past performance and his overall potential.
Yes, I've covered that see above.
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Getting back to currency, while Shesty arguably DOES match, he is still not a fit.
Fair 'nuf.
AFAIC, we are back to Othmannn + Berard ++ for Zegras +
