Speculation: Anaheim Ducks Roster Discussion Part IV
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dracom
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We’d probably be up 3-5 spots in the standings. If he even worked here which I highly doubt he would.
AngelDuck
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It’s just baffling to even consider landing 30+ year old Vadim Shipachyov making our situation any different.
please enlighten us
The Mighty Duck Man
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Highly doubtful it'd mean much in terms of success but it definitely would be different. Shipachyov would mean no Henrique. That means Vatanen would've stayed(at least initially) which wildly changes a ton of things on D, more than one would think. At the very least it might have a serious affect on both the Montour and Pettersson trades.
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Pettersson has turned into a 20 minute a game guy for Pittsburgh with good underlying numbers, I guess I just don't understand this trade if you're not going to play Sprong when you're a bad team starved for goals and young talent
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Paul4587
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If Kase had another concussion he needs to consider retiring. It’s not worth the issues later in life if he keeps having head injuries.
Also next time we play the Leafs someone needs to tune Muzzin up. I get why nothing happened at the time given the score and how late in the game it was but even if you deem that hit to be clean you need to send a message to opposing players that we won’t tolerate hits like that.
Also next time we play the Leafs someone needs to tune Muzzin up. I get why nothing happened at the time given the score and how late in the game it was but even if you deem that hit to be clean you need to send a message to opposing players that we won’t tolerate hits like that.
Paul4587
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Ducks DVM
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What people call “the flu”, but which is actually a gastrointestinal virus, no. Actual influenza sure as hell can though.
but yeah, I think it’s an upper body injury too.
bsu
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There is a new article on the athletic about steel and terry. Terry says his favorite shot is using the defensemen as a screen and he hasn't found success yet in figuring out how to use it in NHL because a lot of his shots get blocked... you could say that again.
I am curious, even if it's unlikely, about what happens if Zegras earns a spot.
Henrique - Getzlaf - Silf
Ritchie - Steel - Kase
Rakell - Zegras - Terry
Deslauriers - Grant - Rowney
Possible LW: Comtois, Jones
Possible RW: Sherwood, Sprong
Possible C: Lundestrom
Seems to me that there are too many forwards even without Zegras. But if one of Zegras/Lundestrom can play, it makes things interesting. Murray will have to make a few trades now and/or at the deadline. Hopefully he can get a young, highly skilled, expansion exempt RHD and high draft picks with some of these surplus assets.
Henrique - Getzlaf - Silf
Ritchie - Steel - Kase
Rakell - Zegras - Terry
Deslauriers - Grant - Rowney
Possible LW: Comtois, Jones
Possible RW: Sherwood, Sprong
Possible C: Lundestrom
Seems to me that there are too many forwards even without Zegras. But if one of Zegras/Lundestrom can play, it makes things interesting. Murray will have to make a few trades now and/or at the deadline. Hopefully he can get a young, highly skilled, expansion exempt RHD and high draft picks with some of these surplus assets.
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Henry, you're our only hope!
I'd rather see Z stay in college for another year. Build up his body and see if next year at this time we have some better finishers for him to play with.
MMC
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Would try after the deadline (assuming Kase and Rakell get traded):
Ritchie-Getzlaf-Terry
Henrique-Steel-Silfverberg
Jones-Zegras-Sprong
Deslauriers-Grant/Rowney-Rowney/Sherwood (if Grant gets traded)
If Rakell stays:
Rakell-Getzlaf-Terry/(Kase)
Henrique-Steel-Silfverberg
Ritchie-Zegras-Sprong
Jones-Rowney/Grant-Deslauriers
Paul4587
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Agreed. The main thing that I think will hold him back currently is his lack of size, he would get abused currently at the NHL level. His skating also while good could use an offseason of work also - he needs to work on his explosiveness.
Paul4587
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There’s no point in just giving guys a “cup of coffee“ just for the sake of it.
Zegras is the best prospect we have had in years but from everything I’ve seen he still has a lot of work to do to be a permanent fixture in the NHL. Getzlaf and Perry didn’t pay until they were 20, nor did Bobby Ryan. Zegras is at a similar level to what they all were coming out of their D + 1 seasons (well similar to Perry and Ryan, Getzla FB was definitely ahead), why rush him?
That said Murray seems to love freeing up spots for young guys without making them earn it in recent years so it wouldn’t surprise me if it happens. Doesn’t mean it’s the right choice though.
MMC
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Unless he gets clobbered and injured in one of those games. Why risk it?
Paul4587
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That depends on if you think he’s better off spending another year in College. He’s having a great rookie year but hasn’t been tearing it up like a lot of high picks have in the past. And there is an outside chance it could, as Bergey37 said he may get hurt. He’s going to be more prone to getting hurt now at 170 pounds soaking wet than if he would be after bulking up over an offseason.
Also the development argument is kind of beside the point. We should be rewarding players with cups of coffee when they’re too good for the league they’re playing in, not just for the sake of it.
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