Former Ducks 2021

[Magnus the Duck]

Saw a post on reddit; "For the 2nd year in a row, the final four is TBL, VGK, NYI and whatever team Corey Perry is on".

I guess it's
Perry vs Theodore
Palmieri vs Maroon

 

[anezthes]

"For the 2nd year in a row, the final four is TBL, VGK, NYI and whatever team Corey Perry is on".

Almost a dynasty.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Perry will make Theodore cry uncle.

 

[Magnus the Duck]

Perry will make Theodore cry uncle.

Yeah, I can see Perry forechecking hard and Theodore coffing the puck up.

 

[Terry Yake]

montreal playing for the western conference title

who could've seen that coming

 

[Mr Rogers]

Each of the final four has at least one former Duck i believe.

 

[c4rcy]

Maroon, Perry, Karlsson, Theodore, Palmieri

 

[cheesymc]

Maroon, Perry, Karlsson, Theodore, Palmieri

4 mistakes by Murray... Only one right decision with letting Perry go.

 

[terranraida]

4 mistakes by Murray... Only one right decision with letting Perry go.

Letting Maroon go was a great choice, honestly.

 

[Masch78]

4 mistakes by Murray... Only one right decision with letting Perry go.

Wild Bill wasn't a mistake. He wasn't even something special in Columbus.

 

[cheesymc]

Letting Maroon go was a great choice, honestly.

Just because he didn't get along with the coach/GM doesn't mean he was a bad teammate or player. It wouldn't surprise me if he continues to win more Cups as he would be highly sought after by contenders. The problem wasn't only on him even though people say he had poor work ethic.... its about leadership and getting the most out of players and we are lacking leadership.

 

[cheesymc]

Wild Bill wasn't a mistake. He wasn't even something special in Columbus.

It's called player development... Not everyone is old school and internalize everything. When players voice frustrations getting demoted or not getting playing time, or go to arbitration for more money, you don't immediately place them on the trading block like BM has done.

 

[The Duck Knight]

Wild Bill wasn't a mistake. He wasn't even something special in Columbus.

Trading Karlsson wasn't a mistake for a team trying to win a Cup. Trading him for a guy you basically got nothing out of was terrible.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

It's called player development... Not everyone is old school and internalize everything. When players voice frustrations getting demoted or not getting playing time, or go to arbitration for more money, you don't immediately place them on the trading block like BM has done.

When did that happen with Wild Bill?

 

[terranraida]

Just because he didn't get along with the coach/GM doesn't mean he was a bad teammate or player. It wouldn't surprise me if he continues to win more Cups as he would be highly sought after by contenders. The problem wasn't only on him even though people say he had poor work ethic.... its about leadership and getting the most out of players and we are lacking leadership.

I feel like you're forgetting about his final season where he was just outright bad. his best season he was attached to McDavid's hip and he never came close to that since. His playoffs the season before was nice, but dude fell off a cliff. He played himself out of a job in Anaheim, but found himself on the fortunate side of history being a back to back champ.

 

[AngelDuck]

Letting Maroon go was a great choice, honestly.

Not really. They retained on him lol and could have used him that playoff run. I think it was not the greatest move

 

[Static]

Maroon had begun bitching about what line he was on while dogging it on the ice. He was a great player when he was motivated, but he definitely has a shelf life with organizations.

 

[terranraida]

Not really. They retained on him lol and could have used him that playoff run. I think it was not the greatest move

Used him for what? He wasn't doing anything. The Predators would have eaten him alive, no pun intended,

 

[AngelDuck]

Used him for what? He wasn't doing anything. The Predators would have eaten him alive, no pun intended,

He was great in the playoffs always. Type of player that steps it up when things get physical

 

[Terry Yake]

Trading Karlsson wasn't a mistake for a team trying to win a Cup. Trading him for a guy you basically got nothing out of was terrible.

this. i'm not going to call the karlsson trade a bad move because of the player he became. there's no predicting that sometimes and not even columbus could've seen that coming with the way he played there in two seasons. the karlsson trade was bad because wisniewski spent the entire playoffs in the press box

letting palmieri and theodore go were the only bad moves of the remaining former ducks. maroon had basically given up after being demoted and the only reason he found success in edmonton was because of mcdavid. i have no issue with that move. and perry needed a change of scenery, as we've seen the last two seasons. there was no reason for the ducks to keep him

 

[Mr Rogers]

Karlsson was the least bad of the big three which I consider Karlsson, Theo and Palmieri. They are similar in that the Ducks turned them into nothing, but at least with Karlsson it was in an attempt to improve a cup contender. It still wasn’t great player evaluation.

with the other two it was either pure frustration on Murray’s part (Palms) or Murray handcuffing himself/poor player evaluation if you consider his comments from a few weeks ago (Theo)

 

[Masch78]

Trading Karlsson wasn't a mistake for a team trying to win a Cup. Trading him for a guy you basically got nothing out of was terrible.

Bob traded for an explizit wish of Bruce.

Wild Bill was in a solid not great season in the AHL. Wiz a proven NHL defenseman, physical, right hand shot. Every contender would do that kind of trade. Wild Bill wasn't so good in Columbus neither and during that time, there wasn't much complain about the trade.

The true reason behind Palms would be interesting.

 

[Terry Yake]

Bob traded for an explizit wish of Bruce.

Wild Bill was in a solid not great season in the AHL. Wiz a proven NHL defenseman, physical, right hand shot. Every contender would do that kind of trade. Wild Bill wasn't so good in Columbus neither and during that time, there wasn't much complain about the trade.

The true reason behind Palms would be interesting.

yeah, the karlsson for wisniewski trade was a good trade on paper and a typical one for a cup contender

it wasn't a good trade in reality because wisniewski played like 10 games for the ducks in the regular season and BB had him in the press box for the entirety of the postseason for some reason

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

yeah, the karlsson for wisniewski trade was a good trade on paper and a typical one for a cup contender

it wasn't a good trade in reality because wisniewski played like 10 games for the ducks in the regular season and BB had him in the press box for the entirety of the postseason for some reason

I also never understood that. Why trade for him then bench him in favor of Stoner?

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I also never understood that. Why trade for him then bench him in favor of Stoner?

and Boudreau never ever got passed that Game 7 curse of his. Reminds me of when Mike Scioscia would sit Mike Napoli in favor of Jeff Mathis.