Confirmed with Link: Ducks sign Michael Del Zotto (1 year, $750K)

[Static]

Good move, zero risk. I don't think he played poorly with us for the short time he was here last season.

 

[KelVarnsen]

Bob just can’t help himself. I’m with dirk on this one.... MDZ is trash

 

[Ducks DVM]

Rolling with a soft garbage defense again this idiot never learns. It's sad how Murray is given free reign all the while with horrible results. Carlyle was not the problem

Carlyle was absolutely the problem. BM may well be another problem, but there’s no way anyone could watch the way the team played with and without RC last year and not identify his coaching as a major issue.

MDZ wasn’t horrible. Is anyone keeping track of how many contracts we have now though?

 

[duxfan1101]

Carlyle was absolutely the problem. BM may well be another problem, but there’s no way anyone could watch the way the team played with and without RC last year and not identify his coaching as a major issue.

MDZ wasn’t horrible. Is anyone keeping track of how many contracts we have now though?

We're at 45 contracts and still have Kloos and De Leo to sign.

 

[gilfaizon]

Honestly though, MDZ was just a part of a Stanley Cup winning team. Although he didn't play, he was still around the group. Can't be a bad thing to have around the locker room for $750k. Teach these guys how to be pros.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

We're at 45 contracts and still have Kloos and De Leo to sign.

Dostal is also a slide candidate and I'm guessing that's exactly what hes gonna do.

 

[GreatBear]

I wasn't expecting much more as a vet defenseman signing so I am not disappointed. There is almost no risk in this signing, since if the Ducks want to they send him to San Diego and bury his complete salary. I just wish that I knew how well Hakanpaa can play and thus how much Del Zotto and Holzer will play.

 

[Opak]

Bit of a meh signing, but infinitely better than some boneheaded trade for a JMFJ type.

Kinda wish we waited a bit to see the Gardiner situation develop. I guess if Gardiner were to agree to a prove-it deal, it wouldn't be too hard to move MDZ...

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Bit of a meh signing, but infinitely better than some boneheaded trade for a JMFJ type.

Kinda wish we waited a bit to see the Gardiner situation develop. I guess if Gardiner were to agree to a prove-it deal, it wouldn't be too hard to move MDZ...

I don't think this would take us out at all. Probably gonna have to give a one-way to get an AHL defenseman or two, could just as easily be Holzer or MDZ. Hakanpaa could also very easily either be that or a Rodin like situation.

 

[ohcomeonref]

This is so cheap that it doesn't bother me at all. Bob is good at signing guys that are so average that it barely registers for me as anything even happening.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Rolling with a soft garbage defense again this idiot never learns. It's sad how Murray is given free reign all the while with horrible results. Carlyle was not the problem

Odd. Bob put Lindholm and Manson together again. Isn't that pairing a smash 'em, beat 'em, and don't care who you are blue line that you'd like? And, not surprisingly, helped spur the Ducks to a 14-11-1 (29 points) to conclude the season.

Carlyle: 56 games; PF = 127 goals, PF rate = 2.27 goals per game; PA = 182 goals, PA rate = 3.25 goals allowed per game.

Bob: 26 games; PF = 72 goals, PF rate = 2.77 goals per game; PA = 69 goals, PA rate = 2.65 goals allowed per game.

Signing MDZ, in my opinion, means that Lindholm and Manson will stay together. MDZ or Guhle will be paired with Fowler.

 

[Paul4587]

Whenever. He’s pretty much hot garbage at this point but at that cap hit can easily be buried in the minors.

 

[Paul4587]

Honestly though, MDZ was just a part of a Stanley Cup winning team. Although he didn't play, he was still around the group. Can't be a bad thing to have around the locker room for $750k. Teach these guys how to be pros.

MDZ is more likely to be teaching them opening lines on tinder than he is to be a pro. This guy has always cared more about off ice activities than what’s going on on the ice.

 

[Masch78]

Nothing wrong here. Zero risk and just 1y. At least we have some depth on the blueline.

 

[caliamad]

bit disappointing

 

[JabbaJabba]

Lol, I thought someone bumped an old thread but they actually signed him. At first I was like meh and still am, but he's so cheap and the contract is only for one year. He could easily be sent to AHL. Maybe he's a backup plan if Hakanpää doesn't work out.

I guess at least this means that BM isn't going to sign Phaneuf.

 

[Kalv]

Rolling with a soft garbage defense again this idiot never learns. It's sad how Murray is given free reign all the while with horrible results. Carlyle was not the problem

We had Schenn, Sustr and Dotchin last year. Pretty tough guys. Didn`t end well.

 

[Dryish]

This guy is an absolute defensive dumpster fire on skates. Sure it's just veteran D depth á la Bob, but I fail to see how you guys are treating this as an okay signing. If anything, this'll probably make us worse.

Anywho: DOMO ARIGATO MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO

 

[Paul4587]

This guy is an absolute defensive dumpster fire on skates. Sure it's just veteran D depth á la Bob, but I fail to see how you guys are treating this as an okay signing. If anything, this'll probably make us worse.

Anywho: DOMO ARIGATO MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO

It’s only ok because he’s on so little and SAN Diego’s D needed shoring up. If he’s in the top 4 come October then the signing will be an issue.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Fits cultural change quite nicely.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Better this than something really stupid like trading for JMFJ.

As a Pens fan,

 

[Not So Mighty]

Rolling with a soft garbage defense again this idiot never learns. It's sad how Murray is given free reign all the while with horrible results. Carlyle was not the problem

What exactly were you hoping for this season? It's a developmental year. Playoffs would be a nice treat but there's no reason to go for it next year. It's not our turn again yet.

As long as comparable signings like this are kept cheap and short I really don't see the harm.

Also, are you suggesting at all that Carlyle should not have been fired? Sure he wasn't the problem, but he was still a massive problem on a team that had many problems.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

We're at 45 contracts and still have Kloos and De Leo to sign.

If Kloos ends up on the Blues someday his nickname becomes 'Blue's Clues'.

 

[kesboss]

He also brings winning culture to our team lol.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

It’s only ok because he’s on so little and SAN Diego’s D needed shoring up. If he’s in the top 4 come October then the signing will be an issue.

An issue identifying our youngings can't beat out MDZ to be a top-4 blue liner. That is a scary prospect.