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2 hours ago, g20topdogg said:
Yeah but I'm going to keep repeating it (and I don't think that was your intention) that Gibson has played on far worse teams over the past six years so of course his numbers are going to be worse. Anderson has played for Toronto and the canes, two very good teams especially lately. Compared to the dumpster fire that the Ducks have been.
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9 hours ago, Aksun said:
The decision to choose Gibson over Freddie was the correct one. We wouldn't be discussing trading Freddie right now if he stayed 6+ with us while Gibson collected playoff runs elsewhere.
Anderson in the last six seasons:
238 games, 29 shots faced avg. per game, .914 Sv%, 2.57 GAA
Gibson in the last six seasons:
299 games, 32 shots faced avg. per game, .903 Sv%, 3.26 GAA
For goalies that played more than 120 games over those 6 seasons, Anderson ranks 11th in Sv% and 9th in GAA, out of 53 total goalies.
Gibson, respectively, ranks 43rd and 50th.
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14 hours ago, hoxxey said:
two games with soft goals allowed. Just like when he was with the ducks. I will never forget that impossible angle goal by Chicago that totally submarined the ducks.
No thanks.
The trade is not for Anderson. It's for Necas and $3 mil in cap space to sign a D or F in FA, or to use on a kid for his next contract.
Dostal is the future in net for the Ducks.
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2 hours ago, bufbarnaby said:
When is Eichel, not Eichel? When he is Kevin Hayes! OOF, MY BAD.😁
That ain't Kevin Hayes. I think it's Petry.
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1 hour ago, perry_mvp said:
Who's getting traded? Plenty of talk surrounding Markstrom and Saros. Maybe no one on the UFA list could be a true #1 but a few 1a 1b scenarios out there. I'm surprised about the lack of Gibson trade rumors. That kind of happens when your .888 SV% is worse that the previous year when you were behind one of the worst defenses ever.
The UFA market for goalies is not good.
There are gonna be quite a few teams looking for a #1 goalie. More than available trade targets - LA, TOR, OTT, BUF, NJ, CAR, PHI, CLB.
GMPV would have to be a great salesman, convincing a suitor that Gibson is the guy he always was, he's just been getting submarined by a team tearing it down and rebuilding.
The fans that believe this are legion, so, maybe there's another GM out there that also believes it? Maybe it's true?
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34 minutes ago, perry_mvp said:
He was one of the softest guys in the Rangers series.
Outhit Kotkaniemi, Chatenfield, Drury, Slavin, DeAngelo, Guentzel, Kuznetsov, Burns, and Teravainen in the playoffs.
7th on the team in the regular season, ahead of many guys you would think he wouldn't be.
I never said he was some killer, but he does not play soft.
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49 minutes ago, FanSince1993 said:
Statement like this shows that you know little about goalie's market.
Well, this is the UFA market:
2024 NHL Free Agents - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Abysmal.
What goalies are getting traded in the summer? What's the talk? Give us your wisdom. Three guys, potentially? For how many potential suitors?
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16 hours ago, bufbarnaby said:
I have zero faith in Freddie being CUP-material.
I would argue that out of the last NINE Cup winning teams, only Vasilevskiy is a Cup-material goalie. All the other guys - Hill, Keumper, Binnington, Holtby, Murray, Crawford - those guys have shown that they are not some pillar to build a championship team around. Way more flash in the pan success than NHL stalwart at the position.
In other words, none of those guys carried their team to victory. It was a team thing.
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1 hour ago, BombaysTripleDeke said:
Early reports are that Carolina isn’t expected to re-sign Necas
Gibson for Freddie (one year left at $3.4 mil) and the rights to Necas? Maybe a 2nd rounder from the Ducks in there as well. Or someone like Gaucher or Sidorov.
He is a 20G/32A guy for 80 games over his career (362 games). Turns 26 next January. RH RW. $3 mil AAV on his last contract. Countryman of Gudas and Dostal. Skilled guy but does not play soft. Good size - 6' 2", 189.
Seems like a very good fit.
Everybody is big time down on Freddie, basically blaming him for losing that series (I don't believe that, but...), so maybe CAR sees Gibson as an improvement? I don't believe that, either, but...
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7 hours ago, perry_mvp said:
I've watched random game videos of his team and he didn't seem all that fearsome.
The scouts must be making it up.
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41 minutes ago, perry_mvp said:
They embellish with the descriptions too.
I would much rather pick EJ Emery over Elick. Basically the same size but I would give the nod to Emery because of hockey IQ. Then there is Dominick Badinka. Same size as both Elick and Emery. More offensive from what I've heard since I can't find a single decent video on any of them. However, I would rather pick a forward with the EDM pick if there is someone decent available.
All the scouting on Elick says he's no fun to play against. Not nice. I like that.
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Just now, BombaysTripleDeke said:
That’s just part of the draft industrial complex to get fans more interested and engaged. “We might draft the next Hedman!” is a much better sell than a Myers especially with a high pick.
Yeah, beware the hype!
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If they want a shut-down guy - and a big RH, a Manson type - they should just wait and use EDM's 1st rounder on Charlie Elick, who should be there wherever EDM's pick lands.
Charlie Elick | Charlie Elick Profile | Charlie Elick Scouting Report 2024 (mynhldraft.com)
And then use that 3rd OA on Demidov/Lindstrom/Eiserman, whoever they think is best for them.
You need 4 really good D
You need 9 really good F's
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All that said, I'm beginning to lean toward Silayev if they want a D at that 3rd OA pick, and CHI doesn't take him.
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I would really like for the Ducks to get either Montour or Zadorov in FA. They can be a gap-bridger as a vet on D when Fowler and Gudas' contracts play out.
Zadorov would be a great partner for Minty or Luneau
Montour would be a great partner for Minty, Zellweger, or LaCombe
Fowler, Gudas, Montour/Zadorov would be solid on the blueline for the next two seasons.
Zadorov would be cheaper and brings a lot of truculence and size.
Monty is feisty and generates offense.
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13 hours ago, Spencer_12 said:
Good Silayev article in the Athletic today. I’ll bold parts I found interesting:
NHL fans who are dialed into the draft have heard the name Anton Silayev a lot this season. He’s expected to be a top-five pick in this year’s draft after having one of the best 17-year-old seasons in KHL history.
Silayev’s eventual landing spot will be one of the most interesting parts of the 2024 NHL Draft in part because he has been a bit of an international man of mystery to those in North America.
Matvei Michkov was on national television in North America numerous times. He was MVP of the 2021 U18 World Championships, and during the cancelled 2022 world juniors he was one of the top offensive players before the event was shuttered. People in Canada and the U.S. became familiar with the name and player.
That’s not the case with Silayev. He has come of age in the era of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent ban from IIHF competitions. The only national teams he has competed against for the Russian Federation have been in makeshift tournaments against Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Out of sight, out of mind, out of the limelight, Silayev posted a modest eight points in 41 junior games in Russia in 2022-23, although he did play top four minutes on a team that won their junior championship. Scouts liked the 6-foot-7 defenseman a lot. Early indicators in the summer suggested he could be a first-round pick in 2024. But then the KHL season started in August and the buzz picked up almost immediately. He was in Torpedo’s top four and running their second power-play unit. He was playing a regular shift, getting points and helping his team win games.
“He could be Victor Hedman,” said one scouting director to The Athletic in September.
Silayev is no longer a secret. The debate is now whether he’s a top-five pick or the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft. Some even think higher of the player.
“I go back and forth on him and Macklin Celebrini a lot,” said one scouting director, expressing a minority opinion but not one that is isolated in the scouting community. “I wake up every morning with a new answer.”
Several evaluators I’ve talked to during the season felt that if he were in North America like Artyom Levshunov, Silayev would have been in the No. 1 overall conversation.
When you compare him to, say, Dmitri Simashev, who was the No. 6 pick in 2023 but played limited KHL minutes and mostly in junior, there is a notable difference in their performance and toolkit. Simashev is 6-foot-4, competitive and mobile and can move pucks. Silayev can do all of those things and he’s 6-foot-7.
He recorded 20 more hits this season than the next-best Torpedo defenseman despite ranking fifth in ice time per game among their regular defensemen.
“He is a killer,” said one NHL executive. “He regularly pushed around grown men as a 17-year-old.”
Silayev is very athletic, especially for his size. His skating ability stands out and is rare to see for someone with his frame.
“He is a better skater than Victor Hedman,” said Torpedo’s head coach, Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov.
His pure production is not the main selling point of his case to be a top pick. Even though he scored very well in the KHL, toward the end of the season he went to play junior games and didn’t display high-end offense. I don’t think high-end offense is going to be his game. Most NHL teams are not projecting this player to run a first power-play unit like several of the other top defense prospects in this year’s draft. If he were not to become a top defenseman in the NHL and became the next Nikita Zadorov instead, it would probably be for that reason.
But that may not scare away clubs from taking him at the top of the draft. He is an impactful player because of his all-around play.
“He kept earning ice time because of how well he skates, hits and passes,” said Larionov. “He was our best defenseman in the KHL playoffs.”
“Even if he’s a 30-40 point guy in his best years, huge guys like him who can move, run over people and move pucks are who you win with,” said one NHL scout.
Said another executive: “Hedman, Zdeno Chara, Chris Pronger, those are the type of defensemen you build Stanley Cup teams around. You don’t want to place unrealistic expectations on this kid but that’s the dream if you take him in the top five.”
A Silayev selection comes in the background of the current situation in Russia. While the occasional North American scout has tried to make their way to see Silayev live when there is a road game outside of Russia, most teams are relying on video views for him. And then there is always a concern with Russian prospects about when they will come. Michkov signed a long initial contract in the KHL, for example. In this context, it is important for NHL teams to see that the player’s priority is the NHL. Simashev helped his stock by expressing to NHL teams that the NHL was his priority and even spoke fluent English.
In Michkov’s draft season, there was a bit of a cloud of mystery around him. Some NHL teams had difficulties getting interviews with him until late in the process. SKA St. Petersburg representatives wouldn’t comment on the rumors swirling around him. Michkov’s representative never replied to any correspondence from The Athletic.
Silayev has been the opposite. He’s had plenty of interviews with NHL teams already. Within an hour of making first contact with his agent, I was on a phone interview with Silayev. Silayev has secured his visa for June and discussed his plans to come to development camp for whichever NHL team drafts him. He has a Hall of Fame and three-time Stanley Cup champion coach in Larionov. Larionov is regularly in contact with NHL personnel and says he’s had conversations with NHL GMs about Silayev. There’s no guarantees with KHL players, but there are positive signs that Silayev will come over when he’s ready to play in the NHL, likely in two years when his current deal with Torpedo expires.
He’s a taller version of Simashev and a meaner version of Simon Edvinsson; both of them were sixth overall selections. Odds are that type of player is going to go very high in the draft.
“In my years doing this I’ve never seen a player like him,” said one NHL scout who started working shortly after the Hedman draft.
The Pronger, Hedman, Chara comparisons are all well and good, and they did mention Zadorov, but it's funny how they don't usually throw out names like Parayko, Desharnais, Soucy, Myers, Hague, Oleksiak, Graves, Carlo, Gudbranson, Miller, Edmundson, Hakanpaa, Tinordi, Stanley, Vlasic. They tend to shoot the moon with comps.
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Things could not stay the same. That was clearly evident.
Next step is personnel changes.
Then, having a different/tweaked/consistent(?) approach in training camp.
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9 hours ago, g20topdogg said:
Killorn was one of the biggest gets this past off season. Not only did we sign him on the first day of FA but to one of the highest cap hits among the FA. We have spent 25.9 million in cap from those guys alone. If we don't include Klingberg (who's no longer with us) then we have currently spent 18.9 million in cap from those players listed. That comes out to be almost 23% of our current cap. That's not nothing. We've been willing to spend the money the past two seasons I don't see why we wouldn't be able to pick up a good player again this time. We don't have to get the biggest fish but we've been getting decent sized ones for sure.
I REALLY would like to bring back Montour.
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12 hours ago, HockeyIzCool said:
I realize that I've been a Debbie Downer about this team for awhile now, but I honestly feel it's safe to say that the Samueli's are going to be putting their focus and their $$$$$$$$ into this OC Vibe project for the next several years, and the Ducks are going to be somewhat of an afterthought. This is a massive undertaking, and it will carry a great expense. Eventually they'll have Revenue once it's all completed, but that looks to be several years from now, and in the meantime, they're going to be throwing a lot of money at it, and probably keeping the Ducks payroll at a modest level.
Why, in your mind, do those two things go hand-in-hand? You think the Samuelis and the people they employ to handle teams/businesses/projects cannot walk and chew gum at the same time? The finances of the team and the finances of OCVibe! are two separate entities.
If they were building a brand-new arena, would you feel that would automatically mean that the team would be ignored while the arena was being built?
I think you are drawing conclusions with no basis in fact.
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18 hours ago, Fisix said:
woulda liked to see a few more defensemen in there, and a few more forwards.
Leo, Cutter, McT, too young?
I don't think any of those guys would make the cut, except maybe Leo. Also, sometimes those guys want to rest - again, like Leo. Then there is the deal with potentially accepting and then getting bumped by guys with seniority if their team exits the NHL playoffs early. That happened to Celebrini and Fantilli with CAN this year.
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Ducks representing at IIHF Championships:
Zegras - USA
Lundestrom - SWE
Zellweger - CAN
Regenda - SVK
Dostal, Gudas - CZE
Good representation
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3 minutes ago, saskduckfan said:
As mentioned earlier, they are traded for that top 6 RW that is needed.
Yeah, I didn't read far enough along! 🤣
I think between trading McT and Gibby for Marner
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trading EDM's 1st and the rights to Jones or Sidorov or something for Laine, I would lean towards the latter.
Laine is a sniper (480 games, 204 goals, 35 goals over 82 games pace), Marner is not (576 games, 194 goals, 27 goals over 82 games pace). Laine has size and speed.
The big "if", and it's big, is if Laine has his issues under control and is ready to be a professional. No idea how they would verify that, but I would want to have due diligence on that before trying to make a deal.
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3 hours ago, saskduckfan said:
Or does a lineup that looks like this just work out better:
Gauthier - Carlsson - Terry/Top 6 RW
Vatrano - McTavish/Zegras - Terry/Top 6 RW
Killorn - Strome - Bottom 6 upgrade
Bottom 6 upgrade - Lundestrom - Leason
Where is the other guy playing? Top 6 RW? Bottom 6 upgrade at RW? Bottom 6 upgrade at LW?
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