Confirmed with Link: Ducks sign Tomas Suchanek to ELC (3 years, $870k AAV; begins 2024-25)

[Hockey Duckie]

Thanks for the confirmation. I was wondering how he got to the Gulls without being drafted and signed by the Ducks previously. Had no idea undrafted players can sign directly with AHL/ECHL teams.

Dostal gave the Ducks' org the heads up on Suchanek. Good thing the org looked into Suchanek to sign him to an AHL contract.

 

[TheStuntman]

Dostal gave the Ducks' org the heads up on Suchanek. Good thing the org looked into Suchanek to sign him to an AHL contract.

Sounds like Dostal can be a scout too.

 

[DuckTech]

Sounds like Dostal can be a scout too.

Well, at least he can tell our scouts who to Czech out
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I'll show myself out

 

[MMC]

 

[Masch78]

I still wonder how big he really is.

• Capfriendly: 6'0" 180lbs
• hockeydb: 6'02" 177lbs
• Central scouting: 6'1" 180lbs
• Gulls website: 6'1" 180lbs
• Gulls press release: 6'0" 176lbs

 

[GreatBear]

I know that the trend in the NHL is towards larger goalies. However, his performance this year justifies this contract.

 

[forever1922]

Kind of weird he signed with us. Seems like a loyal guy or perhaps there was a development plan he had agreed to.

Can't imagine he has a very easy path to start NHL games. Clara has been brilliant and seems like potentially the best of the bunch if the most unproven. Dostal is ahead in development. And there's still Clang challenging him although for now it seems he has at least Clang beat.

Still, very happy to be completely stacked at G.

 

[Rybread86]

So I know its pronounced Sue-Can-IK but I prefer the Neanderthals' pronunciation of Such-A-Neck

 

[MMC]

Kind of weird he signed with us.

Why?

 

[Static]

Why?

Probably because of organizational depth. He didn't pull a thrun, essentially.

 

[MMC]

Probably because of organizational depth. He didn't pull a thrun, essentially.

I’d definitely be interested to know how many other teams offered him contracts

 

[Ducks DVM]

I still wonder how big he really is.

• Capfriendly: 6'0" 180lbs
• hockeydb: 6'02" 177lbs
• Central scouting: 6'1" 180lbs
• Gulls website: 6'1" 180lbs
• Gulls press release: 6'0" 176lbs

Actual height - 1.1 Darren Pangs.

 

[duckpuck]

Curious how people here rank the duck goalie prospects including Dostal (but obviously not Gibson) in terms of long term potential?

 

[MMC]

Curious how people here rank the duck goalie prospects including Dostal (but obviously not Gibson) in terms of long term potential?

Dostal
Clara
Suchanek
Clang
Buteyets
Alexander

 

[nbducksfan19]

Dostal
Clara
Suchanek
Clang
Buteyets
Alexander

Agree with this, although I think Clara has a higher ceiling than Dostal.

 

[MMC]

Agree with this, although I think Clara has a higher ceiling than Dostal.

Goalies can be so fickle when they move up levels that I have to have Dostal first just because he's the only one who has shown he can play at the NHL level, I don't think of him as a prospect at all at this point though. Wouldn't be shocked if Clara or one of the others ended up better.