Speculation: 2021-22 Roster Discussion Part 2

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[Anaheim4ever]

I'd give Tracey a few NHL games is to build his confidence up that he can still make it as a top6 forward someday.
l project him as a middle six scorer with the chance he could become a 2nd line winger but is Perreault is making him look better in the AHL ?

 

[AngelDuck]

Claimed off Waivers: - [MTL] Kale Clague claimed off waivers by the Canadiens from the Kings

Elite reading material from Kings fans on this one. They’ve really done a complete 180 on rob blake the last year. Fascinating to watch unfold. I tried to tell them

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

I'd give Tracey a few NHL games is to build his confidence up that he can still make it as a top6 forward someday.
l project him as a middle six scorer with the chance he could become a 2nd line winger but is Perreault is making him look better in the AHL?

My response to this is no because they don’t play on the same line at even strength, but I could be misunderstanding your question

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Claimed off Waivers: - [MTL] Kale Clague claimed off waivers by the Canadiens from the Kings

Elite reading material from Kings fans on this one. They’ve really done a complete 180 on rob blake the last year. Fascinating to watch unfold. I tried to tell them

Ya I read/talk fairly often on their boards, and def soured on Blake… and honestly I’d agree with them

 

[bsu]

Claimed off Waivers: - [MTL] Kale Clague claimed off waivers by the Canadiens from the Kings

Elite reading material from Kings fans on this one. They’ve really done a complete 180 on rob blake the last year. Fascinating to watch unfold. I tried to tell them

That is not a good decision by Los Angeles.

 

[bsu]

I'd give Tracey a few NHL games is to build his confidence up that he can still make it as a top6 forward someday.
l project him as a middle six scorer with the chance he could become a 2nd line winger but is Perreault is making him look better in the AHL ?

I'd give him a couple games as well.

 

[AngelDuck]

That is not a good decision by Los Angeles.

Clague is kind of their Mahura, maybe slightly better defensively. The difference being, they don’t have a Lindholm or a Fowler on the left side.

Honestly, their defense is terrible. Absolutely zero competent offense outside of Doughty

 

[Ducks DVM]

I mean this whole little thing started based on steel not jumping into a skirmish, which given the circumstances was irrational at best. Outside of that I don’t think people have cared too much of people talk down on steel.

theres people that will defend steel and hope he can get better, but I don’t think anyone is on the forums talking about how amazing steel is or going to be…. More that they like his attitude and effort despite things not going his way and that he can still become an effective nhl player if he continues working at it

This. I’m on record as saying I’m doing the same with Steel as I did with Terry, which is give him this year to see if he can make progress. Terry had 7 points in his first 22 games last year, going scoreless in 18 of them. Steel has 5 in 18. That doesn’t mean Steel is gonna be Terry, but it also doesn’t mean that he can’t figure out how to be an effective 3rd line player. That’s my upside for him right now, but his future is in his hands.

There are absolutely certain posters who will ignore 95% of a player’s shifts and then leap in immediately at their first mistake to point out how they’re terrible. Being called out on that isn’t the person saying that the player is #TheNextCrosby, it’s pointing out that the posting style can be tiresome. That’s not limited to Steel by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[bsu]

Clague is kind of their Mahura, maybe slightly better defensively. The difference being, they don’t have a Lindholm or a Fowler on the left side.

Honestly, their defense is terrible. Absolutely zero competent offense outside of Doughty

Mahura would be like their 4th best defensemen

 

[Kalv]

Clague is kind of their Mahura, maybe slightly better defensively. The difference being, they don’t have a Lindholm or a Fowler on the left side.

Honestly, their defense is terrible. Absolutely zero competent offense outside of Doughty

I think Durzi is good offensively

 

[AngelDuck]

I think Durzi is good offensively

He is but is their management going to allow him to be a fixture?

regardless, they need a top pairing LhD. They should have traded Turcotte and Vilardi for Girard. Not sure that even gets it done anymore

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I'd give Tracey a few NHL games is to build his confidence up that he can still make it as a top6 forward someday.
l project him as a middle six scorer with the chance he could become a 2nd line winger but is Perreault is making him look better in the AHL ?

I'd only let Tracey up this year if it's dire, which it looks like it's shortly turning out to become. What he's doing now in the AHL compared to last year should already speak volumes that he's got potential to be a top-6 forward. Remember last year he scored 0 p0ints b/c he wasn't ready for it. He's finally getting a groove down in the AHL. Let him stew longer and have that consistency in his game. No need to rush him up b/c he's still learning to play against men.

 

[Ducksforcup]

So what do you guys think the Terry line will look like next game without potentially Henrique and Getzlaf?

Terry-Steel-?

 

[Anaheim4ever]

So what do you guys think the Terry line will look like next game without potentially Henrique and Getzlaf?

Terry-Steel-?

Silf/Lundestrom/Terry ?

 

[bsu]

Silf/Lundestrom/Terry ?

Id put rakell with those two and terry with zegras.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Id put rakell with those two and terry with zegras.

The all american line. Milano/Zegras/Terry. That would be a lot of slick plays.
With both Getz/Henrique out they gotta run 2 lines and concede they won't have much of a 3rd line.
Des/Steel/Carrick 3rd line. Grant with whoever they call up.

 

[bsu]

The all american line. Milano/Zegras/Terry. That would be a lot of slick plays.
With both Getz/Henrique out they gotta run 2 lines and concede they won't have much of a 3rd line.
Des/Steel/Carrick 3rd line. Grant with whoever they call up.

We don't have talent depth to not stack our lines anymore.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

So what do you guys think the Terry line will look like next game without potentially Henrique and Getzlaf?

Terry-Steel-?

xx - C Steel - RW Terry

There are some options here still for the Ducks.

• Option 1. Lettieri is listed as C/RW. He can possibly play LW, moving him from the 4th line up to the Steel-Terry line. Then we can put in big boy Buddy Robison at RW on the fourth line.
• Option 2. Call up C Groulx and play him LW with Steel-Terry. Groulx has played LW with Getz-Terry earlier this season, iirc. It gives that line another player that can take faceoffs as well as play center on the PK unit.
• Option 3. Call up LW Tracey.

Since we're going on a 5-game road trip, I'd like to bring up Groulx to have another potential center on the ready.

We don't play until Monday, the 6th. Was the hit on Henrique at the end of the 1st or 2nd period? I thought it was at the end of the 1st period, but he played in the 2nd period. Maybe he did get hit at the end of the 2nd period. Rico might have had his clock cleaned by the cheap shot artists Flames and was held out for precautionary reasons. But that would be an UBI, not a LBI. Let's hope that Rico is available to play. I would still call up Groulx and send Robinson back down b/c it is a 5-game road trip.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

No Rico on the trip, but Getz maybe on the trip? Both are injured and are taking roster spots. We have RW Robinson up with the team. Guess we're going to go big and heavy on the fourth line and promote Lettieri to LW with Steel-Terry?

• Grant-Lundy-Silf
• Milano-Zegras-Rakell
• Lettieri-Steel-Terry
• Des-Carrick-Robinson

That's my guess for tomorrow night's game. Well, afternoon for us b/c it'll be at 4pm pacific.

 

[duxfan1101]

Practice lines:

Milano-Zegras-Rakell
Lettieri-Steel-Terry
Grant-Lundestrom-Silfverberg
Deslauriers-Carrick-Robinson

Expect another forward to be called up soon.

 

[Ducksforcup]

The depth of the team is absolutely being tested.

No Getzlaf, Jones, Comtois, or Henrique that would be tough for any team to take.

 

[bsu]

Tracey just posted a video of him on a plane...... Maybe he's getting a look?

 

[Arthuros]

French Terry and Terry on the same line? Zut alors, 'ow will I keep track?

 

[Mr Rogers]

Sounds like Rico is even further off than Getzy. He is confirmed to not be on the trip, not sure about Getzy