Confirmed Trade: [TBL/SJS] Anthony Duclair and 2025 7th round pick for Jack Thompson and 2024 3rd round pick

[Artorius Horus T]

tampa are slowly turning to another anaheim ducks;
trying to hold on what they have, instead of focusing what they are

 

[Fan from AK]

tampa are slowly turning to another anaheim ducks;
trying to hold on what they have, instead of focusing what they are

Like trading for a forward when your D is so freaking God awful?

 

[Mogo]

Has to goto Dallas next season to get his collection of all warm states

 

[FinnLightning26]

I don't know why we're trading for supposed rentals when we're very doubtful to even make the playoffs with the way Vasy and the team has played lately. Unless JBB can get him re-signed on a good deal, I don't like this at all.

 

[Mikeaveli]

JBB please stop trading our future away for nothing

 

[More 2004]

Not thrilled about this. Thompson is pretty good, not happy giving him up for a rental.

Jbb doesn't really do rentals. I'm Sure he plans to sign him.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Anthony Duclar sucks
(but i guess because he found his scoring touch for a while, he got Tampa gm drooling)


defensemen take time to develop, Thompson is real dale

I really hope so...

 

[n8]

Duclair just upped his Puckdoku score!

 

[ItWasJustified]

I don't know why we're trading for supposed rentals when we're very doubtful to even make the playoffs with the way Vasy and the team has played lately. Unless JBB can get him re-signed on a good deal, I don't like this at all.

Why wouldn't he? The reason the guy has bounced around so much is that he's actually not that good. He shouldn't be expensive at all.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Pretty weird how much Duclair moves around.

He's average. Nice tools, but average player.

 

[Dread Clawz]

How bad is Duclair's defense really?

Not completely terrible, but don't expect him to bachcheck hard or block any shots.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Pretty weird how much Duclair moves around.

He's just good enough to be appealing to someone else.

 

[Outl4w]

This team is a duclair away from losing in ot to a bad team. Why waste a 3rd for him. We should he selling off or listening to offers on anyone not named Kuch,hagel,Hedman, or point.

 

[violaswallet]

why can't duclair find a long term home? weird how he's been a journeyman since pretty much the start of his career

thompson is a nice get for SJ

Great locker room guy. Very strong complementary offensive player, so so defense.

He found a home with the Panthers, but his game isn't as well suited for playoffs so we had to trade. I think in a world where we didn't have the cap constraints, he would have stayed

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Hilarious seeing the dichotomy of responses on here.

"Duclair is awesome"
"Duclair is awful"
"I love Duclair"
"Duclair sucks"

 

[Stelio Kontos]

speaking of which, anyone have any guesses on how they might line him up in Tampa"?

A lot of options but I think he should be on the 2nd Line but could be on the 1st..
- Point - Kucherov
Hagel - Stamkos or Cirelli - Duclair

 

[Flat Ronnie]

speaking of which, anyone have any guesses on how they might line him up in Tampa"?

Tampa has been trying to figure out it's second line for 10 years lol

Stamkos has been the only one who was ever able to generate consistent offense with a revolving door of linemates the entire time. They tried Point, but he did way better being attached at the hip to Kucherov. They'll probably throw Duclair on the 2nd line with Stamkos and see if it fits.

Hagel - Point - Kucherov
Stamkos - Paul/Cirelli - Duclair

 

[CaptainShark]

Hilarious seeing the dichotomy of responses on here.

"Duclair is awesome"
"Duclair is awful"
"I love Duclair"
"Duclair sucks"

That’s also the GMs thought before and after and before and after acquiring him.

 

[Mattb124]

Hilarious seeing the dichotomy of responses on here.

"Duclair is awesome"
"Duclair is awful"
"I love Duclair"
"Duclair sucks"

Typical HFB

"I've actually watched him play"
"I want to elicit strong reactions with a hot take"

 

[Look Up]

Times sure have changed. Panthers used to take on former Bolts, now it's the opposite.

 

[DFC]

A lot of options but I think he should be on the 2nd Line but could be on the 1st..
- Point - Kucherov
Hagel - Stamkos or Cirelli - Duclair

Hagel - Point - Duclair would bring some pretty insane speed to a second line. None of them are great playmakers, but I feel like they would bring tenacity in the playoffs (I honestly don't think we're gonna make it this year, but I digress).

X - Stamkos - Kucherov

Stamkos, honestly, looks cooked. But the only time he's even remotely effective is when he's with Kucherov.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

This is an awful trade I don’t get it.

 

[Bandit]

He's just good enough to be appealing to someone else.

Sounds like me in my 20's.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Sounds like me in my 20's.

Duclair is in his 20s, so there’s that.

 

[ShaneinTpa]

Lol why bother. duclair is pure garbage.

If 86 goals in the last 4 1/2 years from a depth scorer is garbage that’s my kind of trash