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Drysdale highlights.  Gibson probably very happy tonight. He's got a little Scotty in him
 

 

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2 minutes ago, BombaysTripleDeke said:

Pierre LeBrun said that the Ducks received legit offers on the #6 pick. If one of those was from Minnesota and we could have taken Rossi and gotten an additional quality pick, then I'll have a stroke.

Kinda shows you how much value Drysdale has to many GMs

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12 picks away.  Who's the 27th?

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Jack Campbell #11 LOL

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1 minute ago, gorbachav5 said:

I hear you, but don't take risk just to take it.  I will join you in your lamentations and teeth-gnashing if he takes another safe, conservative pick at 27.  

Tahe the shot at #27, not #6.   Drysdale fills a huge need.

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Great pick

[Looking ahead (draft)]

1 hour ago, CAsFirstCup said:

Ducks are now 5-2-1 since the TDL.  That’s a 113 point pace.  Looks like GMBM did too good of a job improving the team at the TDL and will hurt his chances of getting the high pick he covets!

they are still 5th pick for the lottery.  That hasn't changed, except they were a few games at #4

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20 minutes ago, nieder said:

Pretty disappointing to hear about the lack of effort at practices. You watch Ducks games versus games with decent teams in the league, and other teams just do the basics so much better. Tape to tape passes etc. This is stuff they should be working on.

Sherwood is a hustle player similar to Cogs which I guess is why he's a fan favorite, because he puts the effort in. But he just doesn't have the hands to be anything more than a 4th liner at best or the 13th forward on any given night.

We're around game 68 or 69 here.   Players are going to be worn down by the season.   lack of effort could simply be tired.  If the coach isn't making a big thing about it at that practice, I would not worry about it.   

The effort I've seen since the trade deadline is much greater than before it. Almost all the games have been really fun to watch and the compete level has been high.

[Looking ahead (draft)]

2 minutes ago, Jasoaks said:

I dunno....if Ritchie was a downer I feel he would have been traded sooner 'cause...ya know....of his play. I'm thinking Sprong or Shore...but I dunno if you got the sense he was talking about a regular in the locker room or someone who just is sometimes in the locker room.

Don't think they were referring to Sprong here. He wasn't with the team too much to warrant that IMO.  However, in The Athletic article done on him after the statt of the season, they commented that his attitude was pretty bad the first 2-3 weeks of the season in SD.  Then he finally got mostly past it, and started to play well.  The guy is a head case IMO.  Just full of himself and thinks he's too good to commit to paying a two way game. I'm glad they sat him for this.

I'm really liking what Djoos is bringing to the team.

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1 hour ago, gorbachav5 said:

That team is underperforming like crazy and he could never get them over the hump.  Honestly, I'm surprised it took this long.  Losing to the Ducks (and looking terrible doing it for most of the game) was the final straw.

I blame Sprong

[Perry]

10 minutes ago, g20topdogg said:

He's not washed up. He's just not able to play up to the contract anymore. He had over 50 pts two years ago. Last year he was out most of the year and was trying to catch up to everyone else who were already playing at full speed. But to say that he's washed up is really naive. Heatley, who Bob picked up was washed up. Perry is not at that point yet. 

It's possible he could be. His stats declined big time even before he got hurt.

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18 minutes ago, Fowl said:

Ducks offered him an NMC as a part of his contract.  Kesler wont waive it, so he stays in Anaheim or gets bought out.  No way he retires with more than $15M in play.  

retire and make him coach

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1 minute ago, perry_mvp said:

According to the CapFriendly calculator

 

Ryan Kesler Buyout Details

Cost Calculations

BUYOUT DATE	BASE SALARY REMAINING	S.BONUS REMAINING	YEARS REMAINING	BUYOUT LENGTH	AGE	BUYOUT RATIO	TOTAL COST	TOTAL SAVINGS	ANNUAL COST
Jun 15, 2019	$20,025,000	$0	3	6	34	2/3	$13,350,000	$6,675,000	$2,225,000

Cap Hit Calculations

SEASON	BASE SALARY	INITIAL CAP HIT	ACTUAL COST	SAVINGS	FINAL CAP HIT
2019-20	$6,675,000	$6,875,000	$2,225,000	$4,450,000	$2,425,000
2020-21	$6,675,000	$6,875,000	$2,225,000	$4,450,000	$2,425,000
2021-22	$6,675,000	$6,875,000	$2,225,000	$4,450,000	$2,425,000
2022-23	$0	$0	$2,225,000	-$2,225,000	$2,225,000
2023-24	$0	$0	$2,225,000	-$2,225,000	$2,225,000
2024-25	$0	$0	$2,225,000	-$2,225,000	$2,225,000
TOTAL	$20,025,000	$20,625,000	$13,350,000	$6,675,000	$13,950,000

thanks... If he retired today, there would still be a cap hit?

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What would be the effect on his cap if Kesler retired right now?