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37 minutes ago, dtsdlaw said:
Reading back through the threads, I don't think this is a fair characterization of hoxxey's position and/or criticisms of this organization. Maybe you're confusing hoxxey with someone else?
I can't otherwise explain hoxxey's position (or anyone with a similar position). The Ducks are not as good as their record for the first three weeks. They're not as bad as this losing streak they're on. They're a below average team that will probably finish somewhere between 70 and 80 points, which is where most people pegged them. If hoxxey agrees with that, then fine.
I was with everyone else who got excited when they started the season hot (although I did caution that I worried it was a new coach bump). They're clearly better than last season. It's not all that close, and anyone who says otherwise is being deliberately obtuse. There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about their young players, even if they're making a bunch of mistakes right now and/or not finishing on their opportunities. There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the coach, even if the team is struggling right now. He's implemented a brand new system and is doing so with a lot of young and new players. I don't expect him to change things up 20 games into a season. That would be a panic move and would most likely just confuse players further. Sure, there are some small adjustments he can make to avoid recurring issues, such as slow starts, and hopefully we'll start to see those.
They're in a tough stretch right now, but they've taken steps forward and I believe there's evidence to suggest they will continue to.
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21 hours ago, hoxxey said:
We don't "need" to do anything. We can make observations and point out the obvious. First year or not, are you seeing the coach make adjustments that are effective? Not really. Is Anaheim a "try out" team where coaches and players go to "try things and get some experience?" Seems like it.
We can "choose" to begin to ask these questions based on our experience as fans and hockey enthusiasts.
"Calm down" indicates anxiety. I as a fan wish for something better.
What you're wishing for is unreasonable. You want a team that was the worst in the NHL (and one of the worst in the cap era period) to immediately become a playoff team. That's nice. I want that too. I also want a million dollars to appear in my living room.
Is Cronin a good coach? I don't know yet, and neither do you. It's been a quarter of a season in his first in the NHL. We don't have nearly enough information to say whether he's good or bad. Would you like me to look up how many successful NHL head coaches have had a losing streak of seven games? If that's what you require to allay your concerns, I'll do some digging.
The team is young, it's incomplete, and it needs time. Cronin needs time. You can get all worked up if you'd like, but I've seen enough from them this season that I'm not concerned at all.
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For what it's worth, it was reported by Emily Kaplan that it was an incident with a team employee:
QuoteA source told ESPN's Emily Kaplan that Perry indeed traveled with the team to Columbus last Tuesday, a day before the game, and an incident occurred that day involving a team employee. Davidson said Perry, who did not play in the team's 7-3 loss, was "immediately pulled" from the game once the Blackhawks were notified, and at that point, the club began an investigation.
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2 hours ago, perry_mvp said:
Makes me even more satisfied that I don't delve into that garbage.
Agreed.
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I enjoy Mintyukov's ability to play hockey. His culinary opinions, not as much. So much sour cream...
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58 minutes ago, tommer-1 said:
Disagree on all of that. You are never - or never should be - looking to not go anywhere, not get better, simply because you think you can do it at some later time.
If the Ducks thought this way, Carlsson would be in SD with LaCombe and Mintyukov, for starters. Replaced with Groulx, Hagg, and White.
Yes, but there's value in knowing what you've got. So you have to add (or subtract, depending on how you're doing the evaluation) to the player's theoretical value to make your deal. So unless you're getting blown away with an offer, you wait a year and see what you've got.
17 minutes ago, dtsdlaw said:Kevin Fiala <—> Brock Faber + 1st rounder
You dont always get to wait to see what a guy looks like as a pro before the time comes to pull the trigger.
The Kings were at the right time and place to pull the trigger on the Fiala deal. A similar timeline/player would be if the Ducks trade Warren or Luneau + 1st rounder next summer for, say, Martin Necas or Casey Mittelstadt (adjust the details accordingly - I'm just trying to find mid-20s RFAs who have proven they can play in the top 6). I think that's totally reasonable. But I think it would have been a lot riskier to do that deal with Mintyukov (a high 1st rounder, not a 2nd rounder) last summer unless a MUCH better player were coming back.
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This is simplistic, but I wanted to see if the fear of a cap crunch is real.
- 2024: Money out: $15.5 million, Money In: $5.0 million, Assumptions: LaCombe and Vaakanainen signed for combine $5 million; Jones, Carrick, Leason, Groulx, Lundestrom re-sign or are replaced by guys with similar contracts
- 2025: Money out: $8.2 million, Money in: $11.0 million, Assumptions: McTavish and Dostal re-signed for a combined $11 million
- 2026: Money out: $20.4 million, Money in: $35.0 million, Assumptions: Carlsson, Zegras, Mintyukov, Drysdale, Luneau, Zellweger re-sign for a combined $35 million
- 2027: Money out: $17.7 million, Money in: ???
Obviously there are a lot of assumptions here, but even through the summer of 2026, when a bunch of guys become free agents, the Ducks are only adding $7 million to the payroll. They have $9 million in cap space now plus whatever the cap goes up by. And if they needed to buy out/trade Strome or Killorn in that summer of 2026, they could.
They need to replace three forwards and one defenseman before the summer of 2027, and they should have $10 million to do it without dumping anyone. Things could get tight in 2026/2027 if they decide to sign a high-priced free agent or two, but Strome, Killorn and Gibson come off the books after that year and then they'll be fine. I'm not worried about the cap.
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24 minutes ago, BombaysTripleDeke said:
We have vets though. Fowler, Killorn, Gudas, Strome, Vatrano (Henrique and Silfverberg will be gone after this season). We’ve seen a few of those forwards moved in recent years also (Tkachuk, DeBrincat (twice!), Fiala, Laine. I’m saying that it’s not far fetched that a similar type player becomes available in the near term that the Ducks can be in a great position to land. Overpaying for UFAs right now just seems like a bad move imo. You aren’t rushing to contention via free agency.
Who's talking about rushing to contention? If you believe that this roster, with development from the kids, can GET to playoff contention even as early as next year (and I do), you need additions through UFA to take that next step. That's not rushing, that's progression.
The Ducks have maybe one impactful forward in their system, and that guy is an overage third round pick from the last draft (Sidorov). Everybody else is a longshot. Heck, Sidorov is a longshot. Everyone else moreso.
The Ducks have four young, impact forwards on the roster, but they need two more. I don't understand the desire to hold back. They have cap space. They should use it. Ideally you acquire one forward through trade, But I'm guessing at least one more is going to have to come through free agency. They should absolutely go for it if one is available and wants to come here. Either Reinhart or Guentzel would be great additions to the roster.
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12 hours ago, BombaysTripleDeke said:
McTavish, Carlsson, Zegras, mintyukov, drysdale, zellweger, Dostal all need deals by 2026. Luneau in three. Verbeek made his FA signings in Gudas, Strome, Vatrano and Strome for now and I’m not spending the money and term on guys like guentzel or Reinhart. Guentzel will be 30 when next season starts and reinhart will turn 29. They should target guys in 24-26 age range not guys close to exiting their prime years
I don't mean for this to come across as combative, but rather a genuine inquiry. Who are these 24-26 year-old forwards who fit what the Ducks need, are available in trade, and whose teams need what the Ducks have to offer? I'm all for a deal like that, but you need to find a partner to make it work, and the Ducks arguably need two guys.
Ideally, I think you'd find one guy through trade and one guy through free agency.
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21 hours ago, BombaysTripleDeke said:
If those guys were a few years younger then I’d look into trading to get them but I’m not giving them those deals when none of the young core is signed long-term yet. I’d focus on the trade market and see who can be had that ages better with the next young core.
You need veterans along with youths. I think it makes complete sense to get a good mix of proven players to go along with the youth. And for this team in particular, there is a desperate need for forwards. It's going to be difficult to find a team who wants to give up a proven, early 20's top 6 forward.
For the record, I'm okay with either approach, but if that trade doesn't materialize, I think it makes more sense to pursue guys like Reinhart and Guentzel than stand pat (heh) and do nothing.
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14 hours ago, ike8228 said:
I’m watching the NFL game right now and was just thinking, why don’t they have the nhl benches on opposites of the ice like the nfl. The penalty box can be next to it for easier swap at the end. The bench can be only in the neutral zone. Score keeper would need to be moved, but makes more since.
I know this sounds ridiculous, but I seriously wonder how many players would be skating back to the bench, head down after a long shift, and realize they were on the wrong side of the ice. I'm not saying that's a deal-breaker, but I guarantee it would happen. It would also eliminate the "long change" in second periods. That might be a feature or a bug, depending on how you feel about it.
Personally, I like this idea.
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They were like 15th in the league until tonight, so...yes?
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2 hours ago, perry_mvp said:
For next season:
Killorn-Carlsson-Reinhart
Vatrano-McT-Strome
Guentzel-Z-Terry
4th line??? Some noggin busters.
This would be incredible and I'd love it but the chances are zero. I appreciate you putting your dreams out there! We might as well hope.
In reality, what would those guys cost? They're each going to be looking for 7 years at $8.5 million per year, right? At minimum?
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The biggest issue in all of this, in my opinion, is Terry. He looks broken. I know he had that big game against Arizona, but he's been far too much of a puck hog. I actually think last game he looked better from the eye test, but the stats disagree with me.
Who is Terry going to work best with?
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2 hours ago, dtsdlaw said:
I'm wondering if Zegras just needs to move back into the middle for a while to jump start his offense. He missed all of training camp, so he's really far behind on adjusting to the wing, especially in Cronin's new, aggressive puck-hounding system.
And once upon a time there were a lot of fans clamoring for the Ducks to use Zegras, McTavish, and Carlsson all as centers... what happened to all of that noise? Has everyone given up on it? I'd be interested in trying it for a spell this season to see if it gets everyone back on track. I'd pair Vatrano-McTavish, Killorn-Carlsson, and Henrique-Zegras, and then shuffle Terry, Strome, Silf, Leason, and maybe even Carrick or McGinn (when healthy) through the RW spots to see if it can spark a few guys to start putting the puck in the net. Zegras, Rico, and Killorn all need to start finding the twine by the end of this month or else it could turn into a long season.
I still think having Zegras as a center is the best option. If we keep the Vatrano-McT-Strome line together (which I think is wise, at least for the time being), I don't know which center we ask to carry around the husk of Silfverberg. If you think Terry and Zegras really do have chemistry, then you stick Carlsson on the "third" line with Henrique. If you think Carlsson is better served with more skilled linemates, then Zegras goes down and tries to bank pucks off of the old guys.
Personally, I think Zegras is better served on a skill line, with a LW like Killorn who can provide some forechecking presence, but has enough skill to finish. And I think Carlsson would be fine with Henrique and zombie Silf, giving him easier matchups and more defensive role which he's better suited to anyway.
I'm just not clamoring loudly because I don't think the Ducks have the forward depth to make it work all season, plus I think they're stuck with Vatrano-McT-Strome until those guys cool off. I'm not totally sold on that being a forward unit long-term, but I also think they complement each other very well, so it could be a season-long thing. I don't have any solutions that I'm willing to make a hard case for. I think there are a lot of decent options right now.
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8 hours ago, Belarus said:
This is my favorite Weird Al song. It's so beautiful.
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10 hours ago, dtsdlaw said:
I liked his character (Beast) in the X-men movies too. And Sideshow Bob will always be a personal favorite.
Both great. His voice acting work is under-rated.
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7 minutes ago, perry_mvp said:
I haven't watched anything with him in it since Cheers. Not re-runs either. And I can't say that I even enjoyed Cheers.
Frasier was great, although I didn't watch the reboot. Also, he was excellent as a voice actor in Tales of Arcadia.
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Do people really not know who Kelsey Grammer is? I'm not THAT old.
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1 hour ago, g20topdogg said:
Grammer doesn't fix hunger and disappointment!
I'm sure Kelsey is quite the competent cook.
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4 hours ago, perry_mvp said:
Speculation is Holland might retire at the end of this season.
As far as him losing the room, I don't know how he make the goalies better. That's the goalie coach. McDavid is injured and playing. I guess the knock on Woodcroft is that he changed the defensive system during the offseason. The GM constructed the team so ultimately he should be responsible. Not saying the coach shouldn't responsible for his part but hell, Eakins got a better chance with four years of failure.
Eakins didn't have the best player on earth on the roster. The leash is short when you're wasting McDavid's prime.
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4 hours ago, perry_mvp said:
Jay Woodcroft fired by the Oilers...Wow. Seems like a GM covering up for his bad contracts.
I don't know - this roster was roughly the same one that went to the conference finals last year. I don't think Holland has made great decisions (although I did like the Eckholm trade), but this seems like a coach who has lost the room. If a new coach can't turn this around, Holland is gone in the offseason.
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5 hours ago, Joker8 said:
I would give Gibson, Zegras, and Vakannainan a 1st and a 3rd for McD.
And how long would you wait by the phone for the Oilers to call back after they hang up on you?
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3 hours ago, DucksFan_08 said:
If I recall correctly (it's been a while) although it was for a short while he formed a good pairing with Simon Despres.
This one! Before Despres got knocked unconscious by Tyson Barrie, I think it was? Or was that Landeskog?
Funny enough, that was also a guy playing on his offhand side, kind of like LaCombe is now.
Beauchemin is also an option here.
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I have no idea what this might be, but if it's drug related, I would expect the player assistance program to be involved. It could still be drugs and Perry is refusing to go through the program, but that's just one of infinite possibilities. The way everyone is treating this, I expect it's something worse.