I am not saying this is the best deal for Ducks.
Off the top of my head I can't think of a match NY would do more amenable to Ana.
Theodore is devalued temporarily, Montour, nice, but establishing value.
Stepan is a proven 2 way commodity, routinely 50-60 pt a season.
I have been pushing to move Stepan for years, but it was not to give him the bum's rush. I just think he is worth more to NY in repurposed talent and cap
Right now, today, Stepan who is 26, is surplus
thinking ahead, Getz is getting older/more expensive, as is Kesler, who is shockingly durable given his injury history
Right now, C does not have to be addressed.
But it could be shrewd to lock into Stepan at 4 yrs now and get ahead of the curve