Proposal: Simon Despres for Tobias Rieder

[Elvs]

That doesn't make him a top 6 player. People complain about having too many Coglianos already. But they want another 15 goal 35 point guy?

Not really the same type of player. He has good hands is more of a natural shooter. He's just below 0.5 PPG, which is basically what most teams #6 forward produces these days. On top of that he is 23 and a sophomore with time to grow. He's not far behind Silfverberg as a player overall. Half the year he is even better.

I remember in the WC last year, my dad would laugh when this german would deke around two Swedish defenders and set up a teammate to a nice scoring chance. You are selling him short. Rieder can be a 40-50 point winger in this league.

 

[Norduck]

Who's going to feel confident signing with the Ducks if our GM shuttles away player after player after signing them? Despres is a good d-man, on a fair deal. Just keep him.

 

[93Ducks]

Despres (if he can stay healthy) is a young middle pairing guy. To me, that holds more value than an also young middle six type player. I like Despres' game and I think he's in the fold for a while, especially after signing that deal.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Despres has had injury problems with concussions. That is a big worry. If he didn't miss so many games this year because of them wouldn't think about trading him.

 

[mightyquack]

Despres has had injury problems with concussions. That is a big worry. If he didn't miss so many games this year because of them wouldn't think about trading him.

Lindholm also had concussion worries after coming across in his first year in NA.

 

[Markus078]

Like Rieder but also like Despres when he is healthy. Tough call.

 

[Markus078]

We have the following players better and under contract past this season

Getzlaf
Perry
Kesler
Rakell
Silfverberg

If possible I'd build around

Getzlaf - Perron
Kesler - Silfverberg
Rakell - Perry

as our core forwards and would be flexible in filling up the missing players.

 

[Ducks in a row]

So after game 1 against Predators my desire to trade him increases.

 

[GetzlafsForehead]

I'd trade him for Tobias Funke at this point

 

[anezthes]

So after game 1 against Predators my desire to trade him increases.

You must really want to trade a lot of players then.

 

[Ducks in a row]

You must really want to trade a lot of players then.

When a player has been injured with concussions and is showing clear signs he isn't the same player and sucks in playoffs sure I feel like trading him. Worry he will never be the same.

 

[93Ducks]

When a player has been injured with concussions and is showing clear signs he isn't the same player and sucks in playoffs sure I feel like trading him. Worry he will never be the same.

Sample size. Look at Silf. Serious head injuries take a while. Not sold on Simon's brains being perma-scrambled.

 

[Exit Dose]

When a player has been injured with concussions and is showing clear signs he isn't the same player and sucks in playoffs sure I feel like trading him. Worry he will never be the same.

Well, I'm sure the other 29 teams are going to trade for him under those circumstances.

 

[AngelDuck]

When a player has been injured with concussions and is showing clear signs he isn't the same player and sucks in playoffs sure I feel like trading him. Worry he will never be the same.

Dude it's one game! He was incredible for us in the playoffs last year.

Holy **** the overreactions are crazy on here

 

[dracom]

Dude it's one game! He was incredible for us in the playoffs last year.

Holy **** the overreactions are crazy on here

yeah, he didn't get a concussion last year either. He's a worse player right now than he was last year.

 

[AngelDuck]

yeah, he didn't get a concussion last year either. He's a worse player right now than he was last year.

Obviously. Has enough time passed to give up on him? No, that's just dumb. He's had a tough year in many ways (most of them aren't his fault). You have to give him the offseason and at least half of next year to see if he can return to the level he was at last year. He has all the tools to be a shutdown #4 that we need oh so badly with all these young puck movers we've drafted and developed

 

[Ducks in a row]

Sample size. Look at Silf. Serious head injuries take a while. Not sold on Simon's brains being perma-scrambled.

Silf after coming back from any kind of injury slows him down needing a good amount of time before he starts producing.

Despres might need some time but he isn't as physical as before which was a important part of his game. I would have more worries about concussion effect him then Silf. We have so many young defenseman including ones that will need to get into the lineup over the next few years and then expansion draft possibly coming so trading Despres isn't that bad a idea.

Obviously. Has enough time passed to give up on him? No, that's just dumb. He's had a tough year in many ways (most of them aren't his fault). You have to give him the offseason and at least half of next year to see if he can return to the level he was at last year. He has all the tools to be a shutdown #4 that we need oh so badly with all these young puck movers we've drafted and developed

And if he isn't a physical and good as before after the offseason and half of next season? By then his trade value would drop more.

 

[Ducks in a row]

After this poor playoffs by him any new views?

 

[mytduxfan*]

Right now, I'd trade him for Yak straight up. He's not been anywhere as good this year. 3.7M is going to be steep next year.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Right now, I'd trade him for Yak straight up. He's not been anywhere as good this year. 3.7M is going to be steep next year.

I'm down where do I sign up

 

[Ducks in a row]

Right now, I'd trade him for Yak straight up. He's not been anywhere as good this year. 3.7M is going to be steep next year.

For Yakupov who isn't good enough offensively for top 6 and isn't the kind of player you want in the bottom 6 hmm...

 

[ShadowDuck]

We're not getting anything better than pennies for Despres at the moment.

No GM is going to give up anything good after his concussion history, his playoff performance, and his price tag. Might as well stick with him and hope he comes back 100%.

 

[Ducks in a row]

We're not getting anything better than pennies for Despres at the moment.

No GM is going to give up anything good after his concussion history, his playoff performance, and his price tag. Might as well stick with him and hope he comes back 100%.

That is probably what we will end up doing