Im not going to keep my hopes way up but I did call this when we first got eliminated that there was going to be a move like this. As much as I would love this, it makes no sense bringing in another D man. Discuss!
Im not going to keep my hopes way up but I did call this when we first got eliminated that there was going to be a move like this. As much as I would love this, it makes no sense bringing in another D man. Discuss!
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It would only make sense if the Ducks send Trouba or Gudas back the other way.
Yeah that’s just what we need another 35 year old with a 2 year 11.5 mil contract
I think he’d want to play for a contender if he is going to get moved.
Oh goodness. Let’s go trade for Karlsson.
But then cheap out on McTavish and Dostal lol
I don’t think he would waive his no movement clause unless he was going to a contender
Paired with Lacombe i think would be awesome
If we’re signing McT to a ~3 year bridge, we can absolutely absorb the contract no issue. If he’s super cheap (keep all LHD) he would slot in well as 3RD and PP2 QB.
uhhh got to say im not in love with this one. Are we not giving Luneau a look? Are we trading our captain Gudas? Trouba?
Karlsson has traded to teams that, not too shortly after, ended up collapsing. Thankfully for him Anaheim already collapsed and is seeing its way out of the mess and to some, what I think is, stability in the lineup. Wouldn’t be opposed at all
I’d rather try and trade for Vince Dunn
I don’t hate this, we’re gonna improve and having him I instead of Gudas makes me much happier. Also might get picks or something for eating the contract. I also wouldn’t mind buying out some of the contracts. We have the cash
no chance we’re going to trade for a 10 million defensemen
This is not happening. It’s just smoke and mirrors to give the fans hope that the ducks are big spenders. It’s all part of the show…
We should have traded for Reaves
What about Robertson 😭
No thanks
5-6 years ago I’d be bouncing off the walls
Really – didjanow…? And that was a worst case scenario…
[https://www.reddit.com/r/AnaheimDucks/comments/1ljtmtt/terrifying_trade_option_for_a_gm_who_stipped/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnaheimDucks/comments/1ljtmtt/terrifying_trade_option_for_a_gm_who_stipped/)
There is exactly one reason to make any trades at all with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and that is the 2 2027 2nds and 3 2027 3rds.
LONG rant imaging sitting in the GM chair incoming…
Verbeek is evil in negoatiations with young talent, so Ducks are vulnerable to 2026 offer sheets (which cost 2027 picks). If you don’t own your own relevant draft pick in the next draft, you cannot make an offer sheet in those salary ranges.
Pittsburgh owns their own and NYR’s 2nds, plus their own and NJD and Washington’s 3rds. Malkin, Ovechkin, and Panarin’s huge contracts all come off the books next off-season, and those big attention teams might jump to offer sheet Cutter, Jackson, Olen, Pavel, or Leo (or Dostal if he does go to arbitration) to stay relevant after riding out aging star cap hell. Next offseason will be just like this free agency, and every UFA star worth significant value will sign before FA even begins, so the whole league will be searching for ways to spend excess cap space.
Owning those 5 picks would keep Pitt from any offer sheet over $1.5m, NY from offer sheeting $2.3-4.7m or $7m+, and keep Washington and New Jersey from offer sheeting $1.5-2.3m or $4.7m+ (numbers will slightly change between this and next off-season, and I’m ignoring the $11m level)). You basically keep half of the deep pocket metro division who will have sudden cap room from touching any of our young studs.
The 2026 RFA class is insane, and aside from the Ducks, also includes studs Jason Robertson, Zegras, Luke Hughes, Brandt Clarke, Cooley, Nemec, Jiricek, Wright, Slafkofsky, Rossi, and Fantilli. Grab enough 3rds, and you can extort those teams to overpay for their own pick back if they want to offer sheet anyone (after extracting a pledge not to offer our guys). Good teams will lock their RFAs early, but… Anaheim definitely doesn’t fit that category.
I just wish the Ducks spent this past season acquiring all of the 2027 3rds (we already have 2nds from St. Louis (Fowler) and Detroit (Gibson) – and we know from last year that St. Louis was the first team to come around on offer sheets).
Offer the whole league teat their crap salaries for as many 3rds as you can get. I would be on the phone daily with Utah (hold their own and Montreal’s 3rd) and Carolina (hold their own and Dallas’ third).
Idk I think this would be fine
Oh gods. No. Just no. No.
You know what I’m for it. The youth have shown us enough for us to know most aren’t going to come close to their hype. Buying and trading for talent had been a big part of more than a few teams success. Imo just go for it just don’t stop here and go all the way in
50% retained for future considerations might be okay, but the is too stacked at the moment. If Gudas our Killorn is involved pull the trigger